The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 26, 2077
Waxing Gibbous
90.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 PM
4:49 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.7%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1917
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 | 144.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.0° / 30.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 51m / 20.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.00° / 0.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.66° / 0.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.91° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.