The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 24, 2098
Waxing Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:48 AM
7:00 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2177
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 | 23.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.4° / 147.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 00m / -25.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 297.01° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.12° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.19° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.