The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 8, 2064
New Moon
0.4% 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
8:21 AM
5:21 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1756
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 | 5.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 168.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 30m / -26.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.34° / -3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.81° / 5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.56° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 308.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.