The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 12, 2194
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 AM
4:55 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3364
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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.8° / 173.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 22m / -27.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.54° / -3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.69° / 6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.15° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 354.8° |
| 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.