The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 25, 2084
Waning Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:06 AM
3:26 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2003
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 2.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 197.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 39m / -24.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.67° / -2.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.77° / 4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.51° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.