The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 23, 2117
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 AM
5:20 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2412
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 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.8° / 167.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 31m / -28.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.84° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.97° / 7.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.76° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 315.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.