The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 26, 1981
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 AM
5:37 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 730
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 | 3.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 168.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 34m / -21.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.96° / 1.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.32° / -0.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.46° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.