The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 24, 2033
Waxing Crescent
9.4% 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
9:42 AM
8:29 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 381,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1373
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 | 35.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.3° / 132.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 39m / -13.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.56° / 4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.40° / -4.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.77° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.