The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 26, 1962
New Moon
0.1% 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
7:24 AM
5:14 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 494
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 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 174.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 06m / -20.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.46° / 2.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.63° / -2.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.28° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.7° |
| 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.