The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 26, 2039
Waxing Gibbous
87.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 PM
4:18 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.6%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1447
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 | 138.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.5° / 37.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 26m / 16.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.51° / -1.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.63° / 3.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.50° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.9° |
| 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.