The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 29, 2081
New Moon
0.4% 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
7:46 AM
4:34 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1966
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 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 177.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 13m / -28.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.78° / -4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.07° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.13° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 45.7° |
| 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.