The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 26, 2148
Waning Gibbous
97.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 PM
8:56 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.5%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2795
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 198.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.6° / 331.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 41m / 20.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.48° / -0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.44° / 1.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.51° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.