The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 24, 2153
Waxing Gibbous
68.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:21 PM
1:59 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.8%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2857
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 112.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.7° / 64.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 33m / 9.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.07° / -0.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.81° / 1.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.28° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.