The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 26, 2150
First Quarter
45.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.4%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2820
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.9° / 91.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 06m / -5.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.34° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.88° / 7.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.01° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.