The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 19, 2063
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 AM
4:47 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 385,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1743
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 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 174.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 43m / -27.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.27° / -4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.23° / 6.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.38° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 17.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.