The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 26, 2016
Waning Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 AM
3:40 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1162
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 | 331.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.3° / 204.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 23m / -16.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.80° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.77° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.99° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.