The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 26, 2130
Waning Crescent
14.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:53 AM
2:43 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.8%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2572
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.2° / 222.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 14m / -13.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.80° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.47° / -5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.29° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.