The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 23, 2041
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 AM
5:21 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1472
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 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.3° / 167.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 32m / -27.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.01° / -4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.53° / 6.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.63° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 314.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.