The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 26, 2106
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 AM
6:46 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2276
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 | 14.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 154.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 20m / -17.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.10° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.46° / -5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.68° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.