The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 26, 2176
Waning Crescent
16.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 AM
1:46 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.8%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3141
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 | 311.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.9° / 222.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 54m / -21.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.52° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.40° / 7.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.26° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.