The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 26, 2149
Waning Crescent
9.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:40 AM
3:07 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.8%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2807
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 212.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 50m / -16.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.86° / 3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.47° / -4.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.11° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.