The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 26, 2131
Waxing Crescent
43.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:30 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.2%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2585
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 | 81.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.9° / 93.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 55m / -6.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.43° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.62° / 7.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.81° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.