The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 24, 1985
Waxing Gibbous
93.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 PM
5:33 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.8%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 779
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 151.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.5° / 23.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 07m / 23.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.08° / 2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.59° / -2.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.01° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.