The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 26, 2146
Last Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 AM
12:43 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2770
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.5° / 261.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 36m / -1.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 188.89° / 2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.52° / -2.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.00° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.