The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 24, 2072
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 PM
6:52 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1855
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 | 172.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.7° / 0.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 44m / 18.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.17° / -4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.89° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.63° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 232.9° |
| 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.