The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 24, 2065
Waning Crescent
10.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 AM
2:27 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.3%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1768
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.8° / 211.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 32m / -23.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.29° / -4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.89° / 6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.53° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.