The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 20, 2158
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:50 AM
5:01 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.7 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2918
Events on this date
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.8° 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 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.7° / 173.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 50m / -25.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.73° / -1.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.15° / 3.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.75° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 20.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.