The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 25, 2024
Waning Crescent
25.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 AM
1:25 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.1%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1261
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 300.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.5° / 235.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 05m / -15.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 214.40° / -2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.69° / 4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.15° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.