The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 25, 1935
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:51 AM
5:13 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 160
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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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Dec 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.5° / 172.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 11m / -24.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.56° / -0.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.70° / 2.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.61° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 9.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.