The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 14, 2050
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 AM
5:57 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1583
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 | 6.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.3° / 165.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 56m / -19.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.94° / 3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.76° / -4.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.05° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.4° |
| 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.