The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 20, 2120
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 AM
5:10 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2449
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 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 171.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 01m / -26.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.17° / -2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.44° / 4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.20° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 341.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.