The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 19, 2082
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 AM
5:04 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1979
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 | 1.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 171.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 57m / -27.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.25° / -3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.05° / 5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.20° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 346.8° |
| 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.