The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 26, 2120
Waxing Crescent
43.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:44 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.2%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2449
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 | 82.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.4° / 89.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 43m / 2.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.14° / 4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.65° / -4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.12° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.