The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 26, 2159
Waning Gibbous
95.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 PM
9:12 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.4%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2931
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 | 204.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.6° / 324.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 04m / 17.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.45° / -2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.62° / 4.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.77° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.