The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 14, 1917
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 AM
5:30 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 376,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -62
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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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.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.5° / 168.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 44m / -23.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.23° / -0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.37° / 1.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.34° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.