The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 30, 2100
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 AM
4:47 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2201
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 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 175.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 23m / -27.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.07° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.18° / 6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.93° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 35.5° |
| 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.