The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Last Quarter
49.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:47 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.2%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1038
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.2° / 266.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / 3.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.64° / -0.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.63° / 0.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.90° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.