The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 24, 2081
Waning Crescent
32.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:53 AM
12:56 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.9%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1966
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
20° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Dec 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 290.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.1° / 244.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 22m / -12.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 203.73° / -3.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.33° / 5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.22° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.