The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 25, 2099
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:18 PM
6:19 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 390,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2189
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 | 157.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.5° / 15.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 39m / 27.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.07° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.60° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.41° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.