The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 25, 2063
Waxing Crescent
30.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:22 AM
11:05 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.3%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1744
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 | 66.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.2° / 104.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 46m / -6.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.56° / 1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.66° / -0.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.52° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.