The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 25, 2087
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 AM
6:08 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2041
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 | 7.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.8° / 163.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 47m / -18.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.17° / 4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.35° / -4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.50° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.