The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 25, 2117
Waxing Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:09 AM
7:42 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2412
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.9° / 140.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 31m / -23.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.30° / -4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.31° / 6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.38° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.