The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 26, 2126
Waxing Gibbous
91.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 PM
4:46 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.0%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2523
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 | 145.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.1° / 31.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 54m / 16.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.79° / -3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.49° / 5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.20° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.