The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 8, 2045
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 AM
5:02 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1521
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 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 171.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 14m / -27.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.67° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.29° / 6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.63° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 335.1° |
| 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.