The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 26, 1995
Waxing Crescent
28.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:04 AM
10:59 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.2%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 903
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 | 63.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.5° / 105.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 35m / -5.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.40° / 3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.59° / -3.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.02° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.