The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 24, 2091
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:37 PM
6:26 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2090
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 | 166.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.7° / 7.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 16m / 18.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.51° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.52° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.96° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.