The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 24, 2171
Waning Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 AM
2:59 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3079
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 | 328.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.3° / 206.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 56m / -22.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.62° / -1.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.89° / 3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.52° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.