The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 7, 2189
New Moon
0.1% 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
7:30 AM
4:54 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 356,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3301
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,800 km.
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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 | 358.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.7° / 176.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 50m / -24.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.19° / -1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.19° / 3.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.04° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 37.8° |
| 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.