The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 25, 2179
Waning Crescent
8.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 AM
2:55 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.8%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3178
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 | 325.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.8° / 209.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 48m / -20.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.42° / -0.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.38° / 1.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.05° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.