The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 24, 2131
Waxing Crescent
23.2% 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
11:29 AM
10:05 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.2%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 386,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2585
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 | 57.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.6° / 115.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 14m / -15.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.79° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.01° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.15° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.3° |
| 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.