The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 26, 2101
Waxing Crescent
42.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.9%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2214
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 | 81.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.0° / 89.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 41m / 1.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.36° / 3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.05° / -3.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.91° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.