The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 25, 2122
Waning Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:01 AM
2:40 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2473
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 | 324.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.7° / 210.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 41m / -22.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.09° / -2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.48° / 4.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.78° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.