The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 25, 2083
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 PM
9:01 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1991
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 | 196.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.2° / 333.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 31m / 22.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.89° / 0.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.16° / -0.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.74° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.