The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 23, 2079
New Moon
0.4% 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
8:33 AM
5:17 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 406,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1942
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.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,700 km.
Exact values
For Dec 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.0° / 167.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 30m / -28.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.74° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.03° / 7.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.20° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 316.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.