The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 24, 2030
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:36 AM
5:28 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 357,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1335
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,900 km.
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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 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 172.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 11m / -21.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.61° / 2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.66° / -2.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.08° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 169.2° |
| 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.