The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 25, 2142
First Quarter
52.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 PM
12:27 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.6%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2721
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.4° / 79.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 18m / 6.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.62° / 4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.96° / -4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.54° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.