The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 9, 2140
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:57 AM
5:14 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2696
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 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.1° / 171.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 18m / -24.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.53° / -1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.70° / 2.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.51° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 315.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.