The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 14, 2020
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 AM
5:12 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1212
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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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 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 179.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.2° / 172.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 32m / -23.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.58° / -0.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.65° / 1.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.87° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 338.6° |
| 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.