The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 23, 2196
Waxing Crescent
16.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:22 AM
9:31 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.6%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3389
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 | 47.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.1° / 121.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 27m / -11.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.49° / 3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.82° / -4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.56° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| 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.