The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 23, 1908
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 AM
5:27 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -173
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.2° / 169.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 19m / -24.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.33° / -0.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.18° / 1.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.92° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.5° |
| 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.