The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 12, 2028
Waning Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:59 AM
2:14 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1310
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 | 316.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.5° / 221.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 13m / -18.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.23° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.99° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.79° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.