The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 26, 2170
Waning Gibbous
87.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:41 PM
10:42 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.7%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3067
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 | 220.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.3° / 310.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 20m / 20.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.93° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.19° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.