The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 12, 2042
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 AM
4:53 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1484
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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.1° / 172.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 24m / -27.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.99° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.95° / 6.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.76° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 349.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.