The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 25, 2041
Waxing Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:14 AM
7:45 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1472
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 | 31.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.0° / 140.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 36m / -23.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.32° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.32° / 7.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.25° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.