The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 26, 2168
Waning Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:19 AM
3:27 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3042
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 | 330.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.8° / 204.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 20m / -18.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.43° / 2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.88° / -2.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.92° / 0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.