The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 25, 2136
Waxing Crescent
8.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:17 AM
8:07 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.7%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2647
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.4° / 136.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 47m / -21.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.32° / -3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.17° / 5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.58° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.