The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 31, 2119
New Moon
0.2% 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
7:49 AM
4:48 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 357,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2436
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.9° 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.
Exact values
For Dec 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 175.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 23m / -27.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.23° / -3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.86° / 5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.74° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 39.2° |
| 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.