The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 26, 2158
Waxing Crescent
30.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:06 AM
11:10 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.0%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2919
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 | 66.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.2° / 103.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 44m / -3.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.09° / 4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.67° / -4.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.65° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.