The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 28, 2122
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:37 AM
5:12 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2473
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. 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 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 174.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 18m / -22.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.25° / 0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.72° / -0.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.65° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.