The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 24, 2174
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 AM
5:35 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3117
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 | 7.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.2° / 164.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 45m / -27.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.05° / -4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.35° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.35° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.