The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 26, 2137
Waxing Gibbous
99.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 PM
7:38 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2659
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 | 173.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.3° / 359.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 51m / 28.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.00° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.90° / -5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.85° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.