The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 26, 1993
Waxing Gibbous
94.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 PM
5:39 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.7%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 878
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 153.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.3° / 21.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 27m / 21.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.39° / -0.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.07° / 1.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.33° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| 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.