The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 24, 2076
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 AM
4:01 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1904
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 3.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.7° / 191.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 01m / -22.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.40° / 0.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.49° / 0.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.01° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.