The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 26, 2040
Last Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 AM
12:39 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1459
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.8° / 265.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 26m / 1.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.52° / 3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.55° / -4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.05° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.