The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 9, 2159
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 AM
5:02 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.7 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2930
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.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 174.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 01m / -24.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.61° / -1.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.35° / 2.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.11° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 21.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.