The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 14, 2126
New Moon
0.5% 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
7:49 AM
6:02 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2523
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 | 6.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.4° / 165.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 54m / -18.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.63° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.56° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.18° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.