The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 25, 2088
Waxing Gibbous
91.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 PM
4:54 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.9%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2053
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 | 147.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.8° / 28.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 02m / 17.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.97° / -3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.09° / 4.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.66° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.