The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 8, 2197
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 AM
4:46 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3400
Events on this date
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. 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 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.6° / 180.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 38m / -22.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.10° / -0.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.56° / 1.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.55° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.