The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 24, 2161
First Quarter
51.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 PM
12:19 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2956
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.2° / 81.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 10m / 5.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.52° / 3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.91° / -4.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.89° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.