The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 26, 1923
Waning Gibbous
88.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 PM
10:03 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.9%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 12
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 | 218.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.0° / 310.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 59m / 15.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.87° / -1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.80° / 3.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.41° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.