The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 12, 2026
Waxing Crescent
11.6% 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
10:36 AM
8:20 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.6%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1286
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 | 39.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.9° / 133.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 12m / -21.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.45° / -1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.28° / 3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.42° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.