The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 24, 2128
Waxing Crescent
11.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 AM
8:42 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.0%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2548
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 | 38.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.5° / 130.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -15.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.84° / 1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.26° / -1.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.10° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.