The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 24, 2074
Waxing Crescent
45.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:34 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.0%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 388,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1880
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 | 84.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.7° / 91.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 58m / -5.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.33° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.81° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.23° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.