The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 12, 1988
Waxing Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:54 AM
8:45 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 816
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 | 44.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.3° / 129.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 32m / -21.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.98° / -2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.47° / 4.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.86° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.