The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 23, 2200
Waning Gibbous
94.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 PM
9:09 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.6%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3438
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 206.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.9° / 322.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 57m / 15.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.13° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.41° / 7.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.81° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.