The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 26, 2109
Waxing Crescent
27.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:17 AM
10:44 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.1%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 384,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2313
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 | 62.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.9° / 108.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 37m / -8.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.45° / -0.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.73° / 0.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.55° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.