The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 15, 2134
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 AM
4:55 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2622
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 173.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 32m / -27.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.72° / -3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / 5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.35° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 358.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.