The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 23, 2190
Waning Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 AM
2:18 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3314
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.1° / 220.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 59m / -18.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.59° / -1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.01° / 2.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.14° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.