The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 26, 2071
Waxing Crescent
22.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:54 AM
10:15 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.9%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1843
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 | 56.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.0° / 112.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 14m / -9.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.00° / 1.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.49° / -1.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.98° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.