The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 24, 2016
Waning Crescent
18.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:25 AM
2:29 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.2%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1162
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 | 309.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.0° / 228.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 48m / -11.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.05° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.66° / -5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.63° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.