The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 26, 2024
Waning Crescent
17.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:52 AM
1:50 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.4%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1261
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 310.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.0° / 223.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 51m / -20.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.39° / -3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.84° / 5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.33° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.