The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 25, 2156
Waxing Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:58 PM
7:04 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2894
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 166.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.4° / 6.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 20m / 27.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.10° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.04° / -5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.21° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.