The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 25, 2165
Last Quarter
48.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 AM
12:40 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.7%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3005
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.9° / 263.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 26m / 0.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.79° / 2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.63° / -2.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.63° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.