The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 25, 2143
Waning Gibbous
85.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 PM
10:06 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.0%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2733
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 | 225.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.7° / 302.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 19m / 10.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.90° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.89° / 7.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.85° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.