The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 24, 1901
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:45 PM
6:40 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -260
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 168.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.4° / 4.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 22m / 19.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.02° / -3.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.21° / 5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.48° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.