The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 24, 2061
Waxing Gibbous
93.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 PM
5:37 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.9%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1719
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 | 151.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.6° / 22.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 09m / 25.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.92° / 4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.33° / -4.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.00° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.