The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 16, 1933
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 AM
4:27 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 135
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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.7° / 179.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 08m / -27.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.44° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.43° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.69° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.