The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 24, 1902
Waning Crescent
22.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:57 AM
1:56 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.6%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -248
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Dec 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.8° / 233.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 13m / -12.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 215.29° / 1.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.89° / -0.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.99° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.