The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 24, 2119
Last Quarter
55.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:59 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.1%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2436
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.3° / 268.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 43m / -1.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.62° / -2.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.87° / 4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.50° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.