The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 12, 2031
Waning Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:40 AM
3:50 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1347
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 198.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 43m / -18.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.82° / 0.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.48° / -0.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.75° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.