The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 24, 1970
Waning Crescent
16.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 AM
1:52 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.0%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 593
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 | 313.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.8° / 221.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 46m / -21.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.58° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.98° / 7.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.66° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.