The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 25, 1902
Waning Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 AM
2:32 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -248
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.0° / 222.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 02m / -15.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.43° / 2.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.89° / -2.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.17° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.