The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 29, 2187
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 AM
5:12 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3277
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 Mercury close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.9° / 172.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 30m / -23.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.89° / -0.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.88° / 1.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.12° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 29.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.