The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 23, 2174
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 AM
4:29 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3116
Events on this date
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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 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 178.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 44m / -28.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.55° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.79° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.46° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 44.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.