The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 24, 2167
Waxing Gibbous
96.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 PM
5:43 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.3%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3030
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 | 158.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.3° / 16.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 39m / 18.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.79° / -3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.59° / 5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.05° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.