The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 25, 2103
Waning Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:18 AM
2:08 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2238
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
22° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Dec 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.7° / 219.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 03m / -21.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.39° / -3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.02° / 5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.96° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.