The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, December 24, 2094

Waning Gibbous

91.6% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
72°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
91.6%
Age
16.9 days
Distance
397,300 km
Apparent size
30.1′
Constellation
Cancer
Lunation number
2127

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 Sun213.56°
Phase angle33.61°
Illuminated fraction91.64%
Altitude / azimuth-16.0° / 317.5°
Right ascension / declination8h 41m / 21.72°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude126.95° / 3.30°
Libration in longitude / latitude3.15° / -3.47°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-29.98° / -0.19°
Position angle of the axis15.9°
Position angle of the bright limb101.0°
Apparent magnitude-11.8

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

Times are shown for Columbus, US, guessed from your internet connection. Pick your city if that is wrong.

Your location is kept in a cookie in this browser and is used to calculate rise and set times. Rounded to about 25 km, it is also sent to Open-Meteo for the cloud forecast.