The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 24, 2166
Waxing Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:21 AM
7:27 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3018
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.8° / 144.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 00m / -19.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.09° / 1.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.81° / -1.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.67° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.