The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 24, 2175
Waxing Gibbous
88.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:16 PM
4:38 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.4%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3129
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 | 140.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.7° / 34.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 17m / 23.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.12° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.65° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.65° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.