The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 26, 2043
Waning Crescent
18.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 AM
1:43 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.7%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1496
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 | 308.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.3° / 225.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 40m / -19.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.72° / -3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.48° / 5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.96° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.