The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 27, 2065
New Moon
0.2% 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
5:45 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1769
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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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.3° / 166.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 50m / -23.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.47° / -0.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.04° / 1.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.90° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| 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.