The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 24, 2099
Waxing Gibbous
91.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:36 PM
5:13 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.5%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2189
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 | 146.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.2° / 28.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 44m / 24.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.39° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.06° / -5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.54° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.0° |
| 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.