The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 25, 2002
Waning Gibbous
64.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:33 PM
12:08 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.7%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 989
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 | 252.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.1° / 281.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 19m / 10.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.66° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.94° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.32° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.