The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 25, 1943
Waning Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 AM
5:12 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 259
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 | 339.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.0° / 177.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 48m / -18.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.99° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.08° / -4.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.21° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.