The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 24, 2004
Waxing Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 PM
6:19 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1014
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 | 159.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.2° / 14.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 41m / 25.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.27° / 3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.35° / -3.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.24° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.