The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 24, 2193
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 AM
6:00 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3352
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.2° / 160.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 06m / -26.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.89° / -3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.68° / 5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.53° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.