The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 26, 2125
Waxing Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 AM
7:26 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2511
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 146.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 53m / -15.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 297.17° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.42° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.86° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.