The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 25, 2141
Waning Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:40 AM
3:15 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2708
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 | 332.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.4° / 202.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 17m / -22.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.42° / -1.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.70° / 2.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.60° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.