The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 25, 2065
Waning Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 AM
3:24 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1768
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 | 336.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 197.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 37m / -25.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.31° / -3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.93° / 5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.72° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.