The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 26, 2031
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:52 PM
5:54 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1348
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.4° / 17.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 44m / 20.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.23° / -2.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.52° / 3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.92° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.