The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 24, 2143
Waning Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 PM
9:27 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 373,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2733
Events on this date
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Mars and Uranus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.3° / 315.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 24m / 14.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.80° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.79° / 7.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.71° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.