The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 24, 2139
Waxing Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:12 AM
8:51 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2684
Events on this date
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Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 3.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.7° / 129.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 00m / -15.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.10° / 1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.13° / -1.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.82° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.