The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 24, 1966
Waxing Gibbous
90.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:46 PM
4:44 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.1%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 544
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 | 143.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.5° / 32.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 32m / 20.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.65° / 0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.74° / -0.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.78° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.4° |
| 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.