The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 24, 2097
Waning Gibbous
60.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.2%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2164
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 | 258.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.7° / 276.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 36m / 6.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.06° / 3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.91° / -3.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.97° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.