The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 24, 2090
Waxing Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:17 AM
9:07 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2078
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 | 43.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.4° / 125.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 16m / -13.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.31° / 2.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.97° / -2.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.54° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.