The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 9, 2072
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 AM
5:33 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1855
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 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.8° / 172.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 12m / -18.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.48° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.24° / -5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.96° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 187.1° |
| 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.