The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 24, 2198
Waning Crescent
17.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 AM
2:03 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.6%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3413
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 | 310.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.4° / 225.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 43m / -17.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.69° / -1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.44° / 2.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.66° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.