The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 7, 2170
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
7:28 AM
4:56 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3066
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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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 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.4° / 176.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 49m / -23.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.74° / -1.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.95° / 2.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.23° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 46.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.