The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 25, 2004
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:13 PM
7:19 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1014
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 | 169.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.9° / 2.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 34m / 27.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.23° / 4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.06° / -4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.11° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.