The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 24, 1943
Waning Crescent
8.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:51 AM
4:28 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 259
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 | 327.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 193.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 51m / -15.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.01° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.02° / -5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.03° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.