The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 25, 2000
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 AM
5:20 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.7 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 964
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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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. From Columbus, 42% of the Sun is covered at 12:27 PM.
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 171.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 18m / -22.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.06° / 1.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.75° / -0.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.16° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 157.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.