The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 26, 2171
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:51 AM
4:47 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3079
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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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 | 356.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 175.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 08m / -27.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.71° / -3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.05° / 6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.90° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 30.3° |
| 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.