The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 26, 1920
Waning Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 PM
8:33 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -25
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 | 196.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.8° / 331.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 30m / 16.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.57° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.06° / 7.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.57° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.