The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 25, 2186
Waxing Gibbous
99.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 PM
7:00 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3265
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 | 172.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.1° / 0.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 44m / 21.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.33° / -1.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.54° / 3.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.13° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.