The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 26, 2114
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:36 AM
4:43 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2374
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.
Exact values
For Dec 26, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.4° / 177.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 58m / -25.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.56° / -2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.70° / 3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.64° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.