The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 29, 2168
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 AM
5:37 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3043
Events on this date
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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.
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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.
-
Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.8° / 166.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 54m / -23.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.48° / -0.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.53° / 1.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.52° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.9° |
| 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.