The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 24, 2186
Waxing Gibbous
96.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:01 PM
5:49 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.5%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3265
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 | 158.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.8° / 16.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 43m / 19.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.71° / -3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / 4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.26° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.4° |
| 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.