The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 24, 2079
Waxing Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 AM
6:14 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1942
Events on this date
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Mercury 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 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.1° / 156.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 24m / -27.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.61° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.18° / 7.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.01° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.