The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 25, 1934
Waning Gibbous
80.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 PM
10:43 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.1%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 148
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.
Exact values
For Dec 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 233.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.7° / 296.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 51m / 10.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.30° / -2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.14° / 3.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.63° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.