The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 26, 2151
Waning Gibbous
86.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 PM
10:45 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.9%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 363,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2832
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 | 222.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.9° / 309.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 23m / 20.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.83° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.39° / -5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -41.38° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.