The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 7, 2132
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:37 AM
5:09 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2597
Events on this date
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Neptune, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 4.5° of each other in the sky.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
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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 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 179.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.1° / 173.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 00m / -22.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.21° / -0.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.68° / 1.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.78° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 339.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.