The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 25, 2166
Waxing Crescent
10.2% 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
10:06 AM
8:28 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 385,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3018
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 3.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.1° / 132.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 54m / -17.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.04° / 0.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.01° / 0.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.49° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.