The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 12, 1944
Waning Crescent
9.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 AM
4:30 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 271
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 | 325.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.7° / 196.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 00m / -12.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.98° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.44° / -5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.90° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.