The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 24, 1916
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 AM
5:03 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 360,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -75
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.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Dec 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.7° / 174.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 02m / -25.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.55° / -1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.49° / 3.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.41° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 36.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.