The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 24, 2170
Waning Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 PM
9:12 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3067
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 | 196.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.2° / 335.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 25m / 25.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.95° / 3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.21° / -4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.93° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.4° |
| 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.