The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 27, 1913
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 AM
5:05 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 381,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -111
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Dec 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.5° / 170.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 29m / -28.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.42° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.17° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.01° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 345.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.