The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 24, 2196
Waxing Crescent
24.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:48 AM
10:30 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.4%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3389
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 | 58.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.3° / 110.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 12m / -6.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.64° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.83° / -5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.38° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.