The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 24, 2084
Waning Crescent
10.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:56 AM
2:31 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.0%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2003
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 | 323.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.3° / 211.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 36m / -23.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.21° / -3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.14° / 5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.33° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.