The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 24, 2025
Waxing Crescent
19.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:00 AM
9:47 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.7%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1274
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 | 52.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.5° / 118.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 54m / -14.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.67° / -1.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.79° / 2.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.12° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.