The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 26, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 PM
4:45 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 11.1 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3092
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 | 141.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.4° / 33.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 35m / 22.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.86° / 2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.82° / -3.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.22° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.