The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 24, 2190
Waning Crescent
7.3% 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
5:18 AM
2:55 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3314
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 206.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 57m / -22.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.92° / -2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.80° / 4.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.33° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.3° |
| 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.