The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 25, 2158
Waxing Crescent
21.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 AM
10:07 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.1%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2919
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 | 54.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.2° / 114.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 57m / -8.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.39° / 3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.23° / -3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.82° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.