The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 27, 2046
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 AM
5:32 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1534
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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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.7° / 168.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 42m / -24.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.45° / -1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.22° / 2.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.29° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.6° |
| 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.