The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 12, 2001
Waning Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:13 AM
3:44 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 976
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 | 333.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 203.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 30m / -15.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.06° / 2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.57° / -2.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.67° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.