The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 25, 2128
Waxing Crescent
19.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:50 AM
9:52 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.5%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2548
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 52.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.3° / 118.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 55m / -12.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.49° / 0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.74° / 0.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.92° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.