The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 24, 2059
Waning Gibbous
70.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:53 PM
11:51 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.2%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1694
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 | 246.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.7° / 287.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 50m / 12.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.16° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.42° / -5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.39° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.