The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 25, 1908
Waxing Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:59 AM
7:40 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -173
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 | 29.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.1° / 141.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 24m / -22.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.01° / -3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.73° / 5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.54° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.