The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 24, 2120
Waxing Crescent
21.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 AM
10:13 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.8%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2449
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 | 55.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.5° / 114.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 00m / -9.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.58° / 2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.44° / -1.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.46° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.