The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 26, 2052
Waxing Crescent
26.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:04 AM
10:42 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.3%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1608
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 | 61.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.4° / 108.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 33m / -7.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.16° / 1.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.28° / -1.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.62° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.