The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 14, 2183
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 AM
5:19 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3227
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 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.2° / 176.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 14m / -17.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.98° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.57° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.96° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 144.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.