The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 15, 2058
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:50 AM
5:07 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1682
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 | 0.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 172.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 35m / -24.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.41° / -1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.94° / 3.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.54° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 349.6° |
| 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.