The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 20, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
84.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:58 PM
3:53 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.2%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1286
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 133.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.9° / 42.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 32m / 20.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.07° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.30° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 40.14° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.