The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 26, 1974
Waxing Gibbous
92.2% 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
3:03 PM
5:10 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 643
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 | 147.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.2° / 27.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 00m / 21.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.14° / 0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.03° / -0.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.12° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.4° |
| 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.