The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 12, 1935
Waning Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:48 PM
9:53 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 160
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 | 211.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.7° / 320.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 32m / 20.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.43° / -0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.96° / 1.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.24° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.