The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 17, 2104
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 AM
5:25 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2251
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. From Columbus, 33% of the Sun is covered at 7:29 AM.
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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.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 171.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 48m / -22.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.29° / 1.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.03° / -0.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.40° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.