The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 18, 2055
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 AM
5:46 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1645
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 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.3° / 166.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 06m / -20.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.51° / 2.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.11° / -2.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.87° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.