The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 25, 2190
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 AM
3:43 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 360,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3314
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 | 342.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.1° / 191.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 01m / -26.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.69° / -3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.12° / 5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.51° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.