The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 26, 2026
Waning Gibbous
89.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:36 PM
10:10 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.8%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1286
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 | 217.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.4° / 312.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 00m / 17.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.31° / 0.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.34° / -0.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.62° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.