The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 24, 2031
Waxing Gibbous
85.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 PM
3:59 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.3%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1348
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 | 134.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 41.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 00m / 17.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.41° / 0.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.25° / 0.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.18° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.