The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 26, 2068
Waxing Crescent
5.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 AM
7:51 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.5%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1806
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.1° / 141.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 15m / -14.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.54° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.99° / -5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.92° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.