The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 25, 2079
Waxing Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 AM
7:16 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1942
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.6° / 144.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 15m / -24.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.49° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.37° / 7.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.82° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.