The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 26, 1992
Waxing Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:29 AM
8:04 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 866
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 | 30.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 137.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 29m / -15.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.74° / 3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.80° / -4.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.97° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.