The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 26, 2082
First Quarter
47.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:58 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.5%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1979
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.0° / 84.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 03m / 4.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.30° / 3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.99° / -3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.55° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.