The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 15, 2028
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 AM
4:43 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1310
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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.0° / 178.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 13m / -25.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.45° / -2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.99° / 3.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.36° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.