The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 26, 2185
Waxing Crescent
19.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 AM
9:46 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.6%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3253
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 52.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.7° / 118.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 03m / -14.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.79° / -1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.65° / 3.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.50° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.