The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 16, 2180
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 AM
5:19 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3190
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,600 km.
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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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.9° / 175.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 30m / -20.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.96° / 3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.16° / -3.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.47° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 136.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.