The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 16, 2085
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
5:02 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2015
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.9° / 176.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 27m / -23.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.43° / -0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.67° / 0.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.22° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.