The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 19, 2177
New Moon
0.2% 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
7:32 AM
4:47 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3153
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.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Dec 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.3° / 177.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 32m / -24.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.69° / -1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.78° / 3.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.87° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.1° |
| 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.