The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 14, 2107
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
7:36 AM
5:44 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2288
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 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 169.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 38m / -18.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.80° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.87° / -5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.01° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 219.4° |
| 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.