The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 25, 2046
Waning Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 AM
3:24 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1533
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 | 337.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 196.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 38m / -25.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.62° / -3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.59° / 5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.92° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.