The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 24, 1958
Waxing Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 PM
6:13 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 445
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 | 163.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.2° / 10.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 00m / 18.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.69° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.48° / 6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.22° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.