The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 1, 2176
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 AM
5:08 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3141
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 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.5° / 170.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 50m / -26.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.32° / -3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.13° / 5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.63° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 322.7° |
| 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.