The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 22, 2166
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:40 AM
5:37 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3018
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.3° 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 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 169.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 12m / -20.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.75° / 3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.91° / -3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.05° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 216.3° |
| 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.