The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 25, 1916
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:41 AM
6:19 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -74
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 2.6° of each other in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,200 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.2° / 158.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 08m / -22.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.55° / -0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.60° / 1.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.22° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.