The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 26, 1940
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 AM
3:39 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 222
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 204.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 21m / -17.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.23° / 4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.20° / -4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.96° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.