The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 24, 2136
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:34 AM
6:47 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 360,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2647
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 | 20.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.5° / 151.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 45m / -25.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.52° / -4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.45° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.77° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.