The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 24, 2127
Waning Gibbous
70.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 PM
11:24 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.3%
- Age
- 20.8 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2535
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 | 246.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.8° / 285.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 39m / 7.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.56° / -0.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.20° / 2.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -72.89° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.