The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 26, 2079
Waxing Crescent
10.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 AM
8:19 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.4%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1942
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 | 37.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.7° / 133.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 05m / -21.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.42° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.53° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.64° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.