The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 24, 1940
Waning Crescent
21.7% 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
2:59 AM
2:06 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.7%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 222
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 | 304.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.4° / 232.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 24m / -11.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.46° / 2.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.38° / -2.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.60° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.