The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 26, 2118
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:48 PM
7:00 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2424
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 | 165.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.9° / 7.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 14m / 28.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.89° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.99° / -5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.63° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.