The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 12, 1962
Waning Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 PM
8:47 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 494
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 | 197.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.9° / 334.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 31m / 21.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.34° / -2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.44° / 3.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.46° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.