The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 23, 2195
Last Quarter
52.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:58 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.1%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3376
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.4° / 264.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 51m / -4.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.64° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.73° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.39° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.