The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 24, 2101
Waxing Crescent
22.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:56 AM
10:15 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.4%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2214
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 | 56.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.5° / 114.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 02m / -10.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.06° / 1.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.12° / -1.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.26° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.