The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 24, 2151
Waning Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:20 PM
9:03 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2832
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 194.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.0° / 336.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 17m / 25.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.29° / 3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.66° / -3.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.12° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.