The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 24, 2165
Waning Gibbous
58.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 58.1%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3005
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Dec 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 260.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 80.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 58.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.7° / 273.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 41m / 4.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.98° / 1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.24° / -1.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.47° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.