The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 16, 2047
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
4:52 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 359,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1545
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.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Dec 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.5° / 177.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 19m / -24.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.78° / -1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.11° / 2.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.17° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.9° |
| 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.