The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 12, 1923
Waxing Crescent
26.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 AM
10:24 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.5%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 12
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 | 61.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.7° / 112.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 34m / -13.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.49° / 1.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.03° / -0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.60° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.