The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 26, 2122
Waning Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 AM
3:25 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2473
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 | 335.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.4° / 199.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 32m / -23.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.00° / -1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.69° / 2.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.97° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.