The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 23, 1992
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
5:03 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 390,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 865
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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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 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.3° / 176.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 53m / -22.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.37° / 0.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.82° / -0.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.47° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.5° |
| 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.