The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 26, 2081
Waning Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:21 AM
1:59 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1966
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 | 316.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.1° / 218.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 12m / -22.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.74° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.17° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.57° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.