The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 25, 2112
First Quarter
45.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:36 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.2%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2350
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,200 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.0° / 91.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 02m / -5.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.33° / -5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.48° / 7.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.64° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.