The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 18, 2169
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 AM
5:22 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3055
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.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.0° / 169.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 01m / -24.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.20° / -1.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.84° / 2.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.37° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.4° |
| 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.