The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 24, 2141
Waning Crescent
11.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:43 AM
2:32 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.0%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2708
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 | 321.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.5° / 213.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 26m / -21.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.44° / -2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.85° / 3.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.41° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.