The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 26, 2094
Waning Gibbous
78.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:59 PM
11:21 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.1%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2127
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 235.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.9° / 296.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 20m / 15.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.22° / 4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.00° / -5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.25° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.