The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 26, 2190
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 AM
4:44 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3314
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.4° 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 | 356.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.3° / 175.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 08m / -27.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.79° / -4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.07° / 6.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.71° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 31.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.