The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 25, 1939
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 PM
6:43 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 210
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 | 169.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.3° / 3.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 30m / 19.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.95° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.25° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.87° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.9° |
| 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.