The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 26, 2103
Waning Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:20 AM
2:51 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 387,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2238
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 206.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 58m / -23.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.18° / -2.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.34° / 4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.14° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.