The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 24, 2113
Waning Gibbous
94.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 PM
9:52 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.3%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2362
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 | 207.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.8° / 323.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 13m / 23.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.35° / 3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.55° / -3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.64° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.