The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Waning Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:35 AM
2:47 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1063
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 | 329.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.6° / 204.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 59m / -25.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.87° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.14° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.30° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.