The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 25, 2038
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 AM
4:58 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1434
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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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 25, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 176.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 57m / -23.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.40° / 0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.82° / 0.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.61° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.