The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 24, 2168
Waning Crescent
19.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:15 AM
2:23 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.3%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3042
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 | 308.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 229.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 42m / -11.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.61° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.29° / -4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.56° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.