The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 25, 2170
Waning Gibbous
93.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 PM
10:01 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.9%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3067
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 208.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.5° / 322.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 23m / 24.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.33° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.07° / -5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.06° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.