The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 25, 2045
Waning Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:13 PM
9:25 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1521
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 | 202.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.2° / 327.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 57m / 22.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.83° / 1.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.04° / -1.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.28° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.