The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 25, 2074
First Quarter
55.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:02 PM
12:27 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.1%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1880
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.0° / 81.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 45m / -0.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.98° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.30° / 7.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.07° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.