The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 25, 2080
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 PM
7:02 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1954
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 166.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.1° / 6.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 20m / 28.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.05° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.65° / -5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.07° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.