The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 16, 2009
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
8:05 AM
5:14 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1076
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 | 2.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 170.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 48m / -25.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.19° / -2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.79° / 3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.74° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 321.5° |
| 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.