The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 15, 2077
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 AM
5:15 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 388,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1917
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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.5° / 169.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 50m / -25.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.76° / -2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.79° / 4.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.72° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 314.7° |
| 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.