The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 24, 2003
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 AM
6:33 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1002
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 | 18.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.8° / 153.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 32m / -26.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.67° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.45° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.03° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.