The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 7, 2151
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:11 AM
4:49 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2831
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.5° apart 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.
-
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 | 355.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.9° / 179.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 36m / -22.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.63° / -0.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.05° / 1.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.41° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.