The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 26, 2050
Waxing Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 PM
6:08 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1583
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 | 161.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.7° / 12.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 02m / 19.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.39° / -3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.44° / 4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.12° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.2° |
| 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.