The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 25, 2188
First Quarter
51.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:48 PM
12:04 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.0%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3290
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.4° / 85.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 28m / -2.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.57° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.16° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.55° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.