The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 26, 2087
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:41 AM
7:05 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2041
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 | 18.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.2° / 150.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 38m / -16.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.39° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.23° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.31° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.