The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 25, 2178
Waning Gibbous
99.1% 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
6:21 PM
8:23 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3166
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 190.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.1° / 339.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 03m / 20.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.64° / -1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.10° / 3.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.46° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.