The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 31, 2195
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 AM
5:33 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3377
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.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.5° / 167.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 56m / -23.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.89° / -0.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.20° / 2.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.80° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.