The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 24, 2052
Waxing Crescent
11.2% 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
9:55 AM
8:44 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1608
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 | 38.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.6° / 129.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -13.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.44° / 3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.70° / -4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.98° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.