The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 25, 2196
Waxing Crescent
33.0% 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
11:12 AM
11:28 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.0%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3389
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 | 69.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.3° / 99.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 56m / -1.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.63° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.68° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.21° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.