The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 23, 2191
First Quarter
55.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:44 PM
12:26 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.1%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3327
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.5° / 79.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 28m / 2.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.52° / -0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.30° / 1.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.00° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.