The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 12, 1917
Waning Crescent
3.3% 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
6:02 AM
3:38 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 385,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- -63
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.6° / 196.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 46m / -22.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.36° / -2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.02° / 4.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.27° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.