The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 24, 2109
Waxing Crescent
10.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 AM
8:36 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.5%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2313
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.5° / 131.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 49m / -15.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.34° / 2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.96° / -2.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.91° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.