The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 26, 2019
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:14 AM
5:46 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 386,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1200
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.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.5° / 165.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 46m / -23.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.55° / -0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.06° / 1.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.02° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.