The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 26, 1955
Waxing Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 PM
4:59 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 408
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 | 145.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.0° / 29.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 21.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.66° / 1.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.27° / -1.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.92° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.