The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 25, 2137
Waxing Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:34 PM
6:41 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2659
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 161.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.8° / 11.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 56m / 27.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.89° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.02° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.98° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.