The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 24, 2034
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:00 PM
6:40 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1385
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,100 km.
Exact values
For Dec 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 170.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.2° / 2.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 33m / 18.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.53° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.83° / 7.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.22° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.