The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 25, 2139
Waxing Crescent
20.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:42 AM
10:01 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2684
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 | 53.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.0° / 116.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 52m / -10.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.74° / 2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.64° / -2.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.64° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.