The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 26, 1948
Waning Crescent
14.9% 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
4:03 AM
2:13 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.9%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 321
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.2° / 220.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 07m / -19.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.59° / -1.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.00° / 2.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.31° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.