The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 25, 1997
Waning Crescent
16.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:36 AM
2:34 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.8%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 927
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.3° / 225.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 58m / -12.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.76° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.63° / -5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.00° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.