The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 26, 2121
Waning Gibbous
92.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 PM
9:41 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 390,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2461
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.7° / 316.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 36m / 16.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.19° / -1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.57° / 3.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.30° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.