The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 24, 2126
Waxing Gibbous
77.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 PM
2:55 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.5%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2523
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 | 123.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.8° / 54.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 17m / 11.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.84° / -2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.04° / 3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.47° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.9° |
| 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.