The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 12, 1954
Waning Gibbous
90.2% 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
8:19 PM
10:04 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.2%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 395
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 2.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 216.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.9° / 315.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 53m / 18.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.59° / -1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.84° / 3.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.05° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.4° |
| 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.