The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 24, 2140
Waning Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 PM
8:29 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2696
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 | 190.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.7° / 340.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 01m / 22.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.01° / -0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.69° / 1.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.85° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.