The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 14, 2001
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
5:05 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 976
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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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. From Columbus, 18% of the Sun is covered at 5:05 PM.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 175.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 20m / -22.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.86° / 0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.15° / 0.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.05° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.