The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 24, 2135
Waning Gibbous
82.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 PM
11:04 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.7%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2634
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 229.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.5° / 303.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 42m / 18.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.65° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.50° / -4.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.30° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.