The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 24, 2053
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
4:58 PM
6:40 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 360,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1620
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 | 170.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.0° / 2.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 34m / 18.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.71° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.16° / 7.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.42° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 236.8° |
| 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.