The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 26, 2096
Waxing Gibbous
89.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:44 PM
4:42 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.9%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2152
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 | 142.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.0° / 32.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 46m / 20.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.83° / 0.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.70° / -0.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.11° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.