The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 24, 2041
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:27 AM
6:30 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1472
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.6° / 153.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 34m / -26.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.07° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.52° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.44° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.