The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 26, 2182
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 AM
6:52 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 364,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3216
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 | 15.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 153.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 25m / -17.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.27° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.91° / -5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.63° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.