The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 25, 1931
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:43 PM
8:50 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 111
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 188.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.5° / 342.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 54m / 27.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.91° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.89° / -5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.70° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.9° |
| 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.