The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 16, 2191
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:15 AM
5:01 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3327
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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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 | 2.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.4° / 171.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 47m / -28.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.16° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.19° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.24° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 336.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.