The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 26, 1989
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:51 AM
3:44 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 828
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 | 343.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.3° / 189.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 08m / -27.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.51° / -4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.28° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.85° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.