The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 26, 1921
Waning Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:13 AM
3:33 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- -13
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 | 330.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 205.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 15m / -17.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.85° / 3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.01° / -4.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.16° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.