The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 26, 2088
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:17 PM
6:01 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2053
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 | 161.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.6° / 13.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 05m / 18.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.92° / -3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.41° / 6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.53° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.