The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 24, 1971
First Quarter
46.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.1%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 606
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.2° / 86.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 45m / 2.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.57° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.70° / -4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.45° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.