The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 24, 1935
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 AM
4:11 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 160
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 | 347.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 186.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 12m / -25.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.15° / -2.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.99° / 3.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.20° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.