The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 24, 2122
Waning Crescent
15.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 AM
2:02 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.6%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2473
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.
Exact values
For Dec 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.5° / 221.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 51m / -19.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.25° / -3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.81° / 5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.60° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.