The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 24, 1947
Waxing Gibbous
87.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 PM
4:08 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.0%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 373,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 309
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 | 137.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.5° / 38.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 09m / 17.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.61° / -0.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.49° / 1.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.59° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.