The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 12, 2118
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 AM
4:36 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2423
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,300 km.
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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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.3° / 177.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 04m / -27.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.52° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.21° / 7.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.10° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 30.1° |
| 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.