The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 26, 2108
Waning Crescent
37.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:19 AM
1:08 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.2%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2300
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 | 284.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.7° / 251.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 17m / -5.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 200.01° / 1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.15° / -1.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.55° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.