The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 26, 2152
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:44 AM
5:42 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2845
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.3° / 163.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 01m / -26.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.61° / -4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.05° / 6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.71° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.