The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 12, 2030
Waning Gibbous
93.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 PM
9:33 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.3%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1335
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Dec 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 209.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.1° / 320.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 27m / 18.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.60° / -3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.69° / 5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.09° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.