The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 26, 2169
First Quarter
52.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:51 PM
12:10 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.0%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3055
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.9° / 84.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 35m / -1.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.35° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.04° / 7.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.20° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.