The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 14, 2031
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 AM
5:49 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1348
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 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 167.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 47m / -20.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.05° / 3.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.44° / -3.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.86° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.