The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 4, 1945
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 AM
5:15 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.7 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 283
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 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.5° / 174.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 42m / -20.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.69° / 1.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.16° / -1.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.15° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 166.5° |
| 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.