The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 26, 2174
Waxing Crescent
8.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:06 AM
8:02 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3117
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.0° / 137.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 43m / -20.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.67° / -2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.90° / 4.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.97° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.