The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 24, 2116
Waning Gibbous
72.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:47 PM
11:39 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.2%
- Age
- 20.4 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2399
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 | 243.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.9° / 289.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 40m / 12.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.76° / 3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.58° / -3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.64° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.