The Dark Moon will be in geocentric longitudinal conjunction with the Sun on 2007 DEC 09 at 17:40 UT. We’re still not out of that period of the year in which New Moon spotting is difficult for northern hemisphere observers. But the situation is improving and will become much better after the winter solstice.

It’s possible that some North Americans may be able to spot the Moon aged about 1.25 days on DEC 10 after sunset. I’ve created a graphic previewing the southwestern sky as viewed from Chicagoland 20 minutes after sunset on the 10th. Jupiter will be about 6° to the right of the Moon and around 2° higher. The graphic should well serve most North American observers. It can be seen by clicking: http://www.curtrenz.com/astronomical.html

Photos or descriptions of the December New Moon would be welcome additions to this thread.

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