The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 26, 2198
Waning Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 AM
3:51 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3413
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 | 338.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 196.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 49m / -21.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.37° / 1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.01° / -0.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.03° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.