The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 26, 2197
Waning Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:40 PM
9:09 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3401
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 205.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.6° / 323.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 08m / 16.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.65° / -3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.57° / 5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.40° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.