The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 26, 2099
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:10 PM
7:22 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2189
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 | 169.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.0° / 3.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 38m / 28.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.05° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.85° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.28° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.6° |
| 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.