The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 12, 1984
Waning Gibbous
80.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 PM
11:30 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.7%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 766
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 | 232.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.9° / 303.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 08m / 21.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.98° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.74° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.27° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.