The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 26, 2133
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:16 AM
5:15 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2610
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 | 2.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.8° / 169.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 33m / -26.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.47° / -3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.06° / 5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.46° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 325.4° |
| 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.