The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 24, 1987
Waxing Crescent
21.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:12 AM
9:58 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.1%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 804
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 | 54.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.4° / 117.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 00m / -14.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.87° / -2.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.87° / 4.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.72° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.