The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 12, 1961
Waxing Crescent
26.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 AM
10:25 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 482
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 | 62.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.5° / 112.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 40m / -14.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.48° / -0.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.59° / 1.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.00° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.