The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 25, 2055
First Quarter
48.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:40 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1645
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.9° / 88.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 12m / -3.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.38° / -4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.85° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.87° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.