The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 18, 2150
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:27 AM
4:58 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2819
Events on this date
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
-
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 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.1° / 176.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 31m / -23.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.41° / 0.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.24° / 0.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.55° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.