The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 26, 2196
Waxing Crescent
42.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:35 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.2%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3389
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Venus gathered
All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 80.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.0° / 89.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 39m / 3.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.53° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.42° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.04° / -0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.