The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 24, 2093
First Quarter
47.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:41 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.2%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2115
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.1° / 89.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 09m / -4.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.24° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.57° / 7.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.44° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.