The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 24, 2162
Waning Gibbous
91.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 PM
9:33 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.3%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2968
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 214.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.7° / 314.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 33m / 13.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.05° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.70° / 7.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.50° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.