Day: December 23, 2024

December 23, 2024 Current Moon Phase for the Northern Hemispheres

Source: MoonGiant.com

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

Moon Phase

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waning Crescent phase. This phase is best viewed just before the sunrise in the western sky. In this phase the Moon’s illumination is growing smaller each day until the New Moon. During this part of the Moon cycle, the Moon is getting closer to the Sun as viewed from Earth and the night side of the Moon is facing the Earth with only a small edge of the Moon being illuminated. It can also be a great time to see the features of the Moon’s surface. Along the edge where the illuminated portion meets the dark side, the craters and mountains cast long shadows making them easier to observe with a telescope or binoculars.

Visit the December 2024 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent on December 23 has an illumination of 42%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On December 23 the Moon is 22.86 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

Today’s Moon Sign: ♎ Libra

The current zodiac moon sign is Libra, positioned at 8.91° within the sign. The Moon entered Libra on Dec 22, 1:41 PM and will shift into Scorpio on Dec 25, 9:10 AM. The zodiac moon sign represents the position of the Moon as it moves through the twelve signs of the zodiac. Each zodiac moon sign lasts about 2 to 2.5 days as the Moon travels through that part of the sky.

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Crescent
Illumination: 42%
Moon Age: 22.86 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 405,263.24 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,135,430.42 km

24 December 2024 Current Moon Phase for the Southern Hemisphere

Source: nineplanets.org

The current moon phase for December 24th, 2024 is the Waning Crescent phase.

On this day, the moon is 22.62 days old and 39.64% illuminated with a tilt of -26.455°. The approximate distance from Earth to the moon is 404,425.14 km and the moon sign is Libra.

The Moon phase for December 24th, 2024 is a Waning Crescent phase. This is the phase where the moon is less than 50% illuminated but has not yet reached 0% illumination (which would be a New Moon).

In this part of the moon cycle, it is getting closer and closer to the Sun as viewed from Earth and the night side of the Moon is facing earth with a decreasingly thin crescent being illuminated.

The waning (shrinking) crescement Moon will rise at around midnight, transit the meridian after sunrise, before setting after noon. This phase is best viewed 1-2 hours before sunrise and is a great time to see the features of the Moon’s surface. Along the illuminated crescent you can see the craters and mountains of the moon casting long shadows.

The Waxing Gibbous phase, like all moon phases, will last for just over 7 days. The actual length will vary because of the elliptical shaped orbit of the moon. During this Waxing Gibbous phase the moon will rise in the east in the mid- to late-afternoon and will be high in the eastern sky at sunset.

Assuming it’s a clear night, the Waxing Gibbous moon will then be visible through most of the night before setting just before sunrise.

Fun fact: the illuminated side of a waning crescent moon is always pointed eastwards, towards the sunrise.

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Crescent

Moon age: 22.62 days

Moon illumination: 39.64%

Moon tilt: -26.455°

Moon angle: 0.49

Moon distance: 404,425.14 km

Moon sign: Libra

December 23, 2024 Daily Horoscopes

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Moon Alert

There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Libra.

The Stars Rate Your Day

5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult

Aries (March 21-April 19)

*** Relations with partners and close friends will be upbeat and friendly today. In fact, this is a good day to deal with members of the general public. Admittedly, social plans might be delayed or cancelled due to a lack of energy or enthusiasm. Be patient.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

*** This is a favourable day for financial matters, especially at work. Respect any moneymaking ideas you have now because they might boost your income or generate assets related to your work. You might also see ways to improve your health today. Stay positive!

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

**** This is a lovely day to socialize because you feel friendly and keen to enjoy the company of others. What’s interesting is that others are glad to see as well! (Major bonus.) Some of you are concerned for the welfare of others, especially children. Artistic projects will also appeal.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

*** Invite family and friends over today because you’re in the mood to entertain. Quite possibly, friends are meeting where you live, or a gathering is taking place for some reason. Family discussions will be positive because people are open to big ideas for home improvements or a family expansion!

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

*** You’re in the mood to schmooze today, which is why it’s great day to get out and talk to neighbours, relatives and siblings. You might also enjoy a short trip. Some will be inspired to learn something new because it will broaden your knowledge of the world. Sign up for a course, or teach one!

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

**** This is an excellent day to discuss finances because whatever you do might boost your income or land you a better paying job or a raise. Something related to cash flow will benefit you today; and most likely it will benefit your reputation in the eyes of others. (You might buy something snazzy!)

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

**** Today the Moon is in your sign dancing with bountiful Jupiter, which gives you a pleasant sense of well-being. Naturally, you’ll be warm and friendly to others. You will also feel physically fit, enthusiastic and interested in supporting others who need help. (It’s a Mother Teresa thang.)

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

**** You’re busy with short trips and interactions with siblings, neighbours and relatives; plus, many of you are reading, writing and studying more. You might entertain at home because you’re tweaking your digs to make everything look better. This is a feel-good day!

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

**** You’re popular today because you’re chatting with friends, groups as well as partners. With Venus in your House of Communications, you find it easy to be charming and diplomatic with everyone even though by nature, you can be blunt. Enjoy the company of others.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

*** You are noticed more than usual today. Fortunately, you make an excellent impression on others because they see you as successful, generous and warm hearted. Work-related travel is likely. The help of coworkers plus, increased physical vitality will help you to be productive today.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

**** You might be excited about travel plans or chances to explore publishing, the media, medicine and the law. You feel hopeful about a positive income. Meanwhile, this is a good day to shop for wardrobe items (especially because tomorrow is a poor day to shop). Timing is everything.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

*** Don’t hesitate to engage in financial negotiations today because you’ll come out smelling like a rose. In any discussion about how to divide something, you’ll get more than your fair share. (Perhaps an inheritance). Good day to set goals.

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actress Alison Sudol (1984) shares your birthday today. You have an eclectic taste and many of your friends are unusual. You are entertaining but also determined to go after what you want. This has been a year of reflection and exploring your religious or spiritual values. Next year, promotions, awards and acknowledgement will come your way! Bravo!

Aries (March 21-April 19)

An easy day for most natives, however you risk ruining it with your selfishness because of course you want to make everything revolve around you.

Some sort of break up will help you rekindle with a personal habit you might have lost touch with. Fate also seems to insist on re-evaluating some of the indulging habits you might have.

You can also read this special Aries Daily Horoscope.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

You are going to start this week in a great mood, uninterrupted by any nuisance and although you might be in quite a pessimistic mood, you will be surprised to notice your fears are not coming true.

However, you might commence being a bit suspicious about the behavior of someone close to you but it will take you a while to get to the middle of things.

You can also read this special Taurus Daily Horoscope.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

A day for revealing past matters and for understanding better what has been happening. It still remains a dynamic day so don’t expect you can hide for the whole of it because it is not going to be the case.

Other than that, for some natives this beginning of the week will be marked by taking care of children or other dependents they might have.

You can also read this special Gemini Daily Horoscope.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Some family issues might derail you from what you have had planned for this day but this doesn’t necessarily mean that you cannot still work as much as you want.

However, you won’t benefit from the same concentration. Maybe in the future you will try to separate better these two very different aspects of your life.

You can also read this special Cancer Daily Horoscope.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

You are trying to maintain yourself optimistic but it seems that the amount of work that is on your head doesn’t help much either.

But perhaps, you are to blame to an extend for what is going on now, maybe because you’ve been playing the procrastination game for too long or maybe because you are taking too much time to react now and are being too slow.

You can also read this special Leo Daily Horoscope.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

A hot day for most natives, for some because of their love life going just great while for some others because of some kind of heated argument they might find themselves in the middle of.

In any case, there is definitely space for words and actions and you are not going to take any step backward when it comes to this.

You can also read this special Virgo Daily Horoscope.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

You are going to be the person called to solve all troubles today even by people from the office who you are not very close to.

There is required some sort of mobilization from your side to be able to do all you want but don’t feel overwhelmed because eventually it will be time for everything. A few temptations might be thrown in the mix as well.

You can also read this special Libra Daily Horoscope.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

This Monday is characterized by a lot of curiosity from your side, curiosity that will make you overlook certain boundaries and perhaps meddle a lot more than you should in the lives of those around.

You need to temper this tendency and maybe focus on your own hobbies and interests instead of the lives of other people.

You can also read this special Scorpio Daily Horoscope.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

It seems that the accent falls on social relationships today and not as much on your efforts and on how well you handle things at home.

This means you will find it quite easy to interact with people although there will be significant pressure on your shoulders as well. On the other hand you will be quite disappointed by this new superficiality.

You can also read this special Sagittarius Daily Horoscope.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

With a little patience this day will go by and all the fears and emotions you might experience at the moment will long be gone.

However, maybe to some extend you need to go through what is now overwhelming you and maybe there are some special lessons you should be learning out of all this before you can move on.

You can also read this special Capricorn Daily Horoscope.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

You seem to be quite concerned with something that is happening to a friend of yours and even tend to exaggerate the effect this has on your own life.

Maybe you shouldn’t dramatize as much. Plus, think of how this can be interpreted by your poor troubled friend. You need to inspire them not to drag them even further down.

You can also read this special Aquarius Daily Horoscope.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

You need to take your health into consideration in regards to any plans you have for today as things are not going to be so simple in this area.

You also have a tendency towards spending too much and not necessarily on things you find useful. The stars will help you a bit and prevent some indulging but when it comes to protecting your body, you’ll have to do it yourself.

You can also read this special Pisces Daily Horoscope.