The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 24, 2152
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 AM
3:50 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2844
Events on this date
-
Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.2° / 190.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 59m / -25.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.32° / -2.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.93° / 4.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.91° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.