The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 26, 2063
Waxing Crescent
39.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:42 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.2%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1744
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.7° / 94.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 28m / -0.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.36° / 2.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.74° / -2.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.35° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.