The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 26, 2095
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:55 AM
5:05 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.7 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2139
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 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.3° / 172.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 20m / -25.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.49° / -2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.72° / 3.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.98° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 9.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.