The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 12, 1924
Waning Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 PM
8:36 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 24
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Dec 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 195.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.6° / 335.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 24m / 20.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.74° / -3.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.91° / 5.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.03° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.