The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 15, 2039
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 AM
5:09 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 356,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1447
Events on this date
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. 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.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,800 km.
Exact values
For Dec 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.5° / 172.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 33m / -24.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.84° / -1.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.29° / 2.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.34° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 350.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.