The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 24, 2169
Waxing Crescent
33.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 PM
11:12 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.4%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3055
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For Dec 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 70.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.0° / 104.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 08m / -11.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.54° / -5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.56° / 7.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.53° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.