The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 24, 2189
Waning Gibbous
96.6% 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
6:46 PM
9:35 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3302
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 | 200.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.5° / 330.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 48m / 25.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.17° / 4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.19° / -5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.72° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.