The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 26, 2163
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:29 AM
6:56 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2981
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 | 15.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.9° / 153.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 25m / -16.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.43° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.45° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.43° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.