The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 10, 2102
New Moon
0.3% 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
8:17 AM
5:28 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2226
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 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.3° / 167.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 34m / -25.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.25° / -2.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.68° / 4.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.96° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.7° |
| 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.