The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 18, 2112
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 AM
4:55 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2349
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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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.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Dec 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 178.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 22m / -21.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.14° / 1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.79° / -1.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.10° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.1° |
| 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.