The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 26, 1979
First Quarter
55.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:56 PM
12:30 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.7%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 705
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.7° / 79.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 45m / 1.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.74° / -3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.64° / 5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.76° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.