The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 24, 1921
Waning Crescent
20.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:09 AM
2:08 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.6%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -13
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 | 306.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.5° / 230.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 28m / -12.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.61° / 2.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.99° / -1.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.80° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.