The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 26, 2175
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 PM
7:08 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3129
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 | 168.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.8° / 4.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 28m / 27.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.85° / 4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.58° / -4.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.39° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.