The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 24, 2104
First Quarter
47.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:54 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.1%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2251
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.7° / 85.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 50m / 4.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.54° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.66° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.14° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.