The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 11, 2015
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 AM
5:47 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1150
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 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 168.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 29m / -18.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.54° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.52° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.08° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 222.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.