The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 25, 2147
Waxing Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 AM
8:32 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2783
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.6° / 132.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 51m / -16.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.66° / 0.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.15° / -0.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.31° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.