The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 25, 2026
Waning Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:16 PM
9:31 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 358,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1286
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 | 203.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.3° / 327.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 59m / 22.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.36° / 2.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.68° / -1.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.49° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.