The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 12, 2156
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 AM
4:45 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 380,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2893
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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.3° / 175.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 15m / -27.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.10° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.56° / 7.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.30° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 13.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.