The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 24, 2019
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:09 AM
4:05 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1199
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 | 341.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.9° / 192.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 51m / -20.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.92° / 2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.68° / -1.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.60° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.