The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 24, 2045
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 PM
8:38 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1521
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 | 189.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.8° / 342.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 55m / 25.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.30° / 2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.27° / -2.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.16° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.7° |
| 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.