The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 22, 1984
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
8:13 AM
5:15 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 767
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.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 169.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 17m / -26.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.82° / -3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.83° / 4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.98° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 322.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.