The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 26, 1931
Waning Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 PM
9:37 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 380,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 111
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 | 201.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.4° / 329.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 53m / 25.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.33° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.70° / -5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.83° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.4° |
| 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.