The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 29, 2103
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 AM
5:51 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2239
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 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 165.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 54m / -22.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.52° / 0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.36° / -0.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.29° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.