The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 25, 1946
Waxing Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:42 AM
7:02 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 297
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 | 23.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.4° / 147.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 58m / -24.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.76° / -3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.25° / 5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.10° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.