The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 24, 2075
Waning Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 PM
9:38 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1892
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For Dec 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 205.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.6° / 325.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 04m / 22.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.35° / 2.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.18° / -1.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.19° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.