The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 24, 1932
Waning Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 AM
2:18 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 123
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 | 321.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.9° / 213.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 21m / -23.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.95° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.37° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.25° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.