The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 24, 2138
Last Quarter
48.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 AM
12:11 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2671
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.7° / 260.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 11m / -5.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 184.69° / -3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.97° / 5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.28° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.