The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 26, 2147
Waxing Crescent
18.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:47 AM
9:41 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.2%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2783
Events on this date
-
Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,300 km.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.6° / 119.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 50m / -13.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.02° / -0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.05° / 1.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.13° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.