The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 12, 1955
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 AM
3:58 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 407
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.2° / 192.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 01m / -22.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.70° / -1.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.11° / 2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.72° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.