The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 26, 1917
Waxing Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:43 PM
6:16 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -62
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 159.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.0° / 14.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 49m / 24.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.90° / 1.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.08° / -1.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.41° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.