The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 17, 2199
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:16 AM
5:19 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3425
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.
Exact values
For Dec 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.4° / 175.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 31m / -19.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.10° / 3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.92° / -3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.72° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 139.0° |
| 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.