The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 25, 2054
Waning Crescent
11.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:16 AM
3:03 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.7%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1632
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 | 320.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.2° / 216.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 33m / -13.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.41° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.75° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.24° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.