The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 25, 2180
Waxing Gibbous
68.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:07 PM
2:01 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.2%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3191
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 | 111.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.1° / 63.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 33m / 11.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.78° / 1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.71° / -1.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.95° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.