The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 24, 2038
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 AM
4:04 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1434
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,300 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 1.6° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.1° / 192.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 54m / -21.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.58° / 1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.11° / -1.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.42° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.