The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 31, 1910
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 AM
5:06 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -148
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 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 171.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 42m / -27.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.47° / -3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.34° / 6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.39° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 351.5° |
| 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.