The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 24, 1919
Waxing Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 AM
7:35 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -37
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 | 24.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.8° / 143.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 52m / -16.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.77° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.39° / -5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.42° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.