The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 12, 1909
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
7:36 AM
4:59 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -162
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. 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.
Exact values
For Dec 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.1° / 175.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 10m / -23.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.62° / -1.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.33° / 2.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.03° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 40.1° |
| 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.