The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 12, 1947
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 AM
5:06 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 309
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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 171.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 23m / -25.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.76° / -2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.60° / 4.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.40° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 331.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.