The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 21, 2139
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:14 AM
5:25 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2684
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.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 168.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 15m / -25.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.32° / -2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.49° / 3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.38° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 304.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.