The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, December 12, 2032

Waxing Gibbous

80.7% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
62°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
80.7%
Age
9.8 days
Distance
373,600 km
Apparent size
32.0′
Constellation
Pisces
Lunation number
1360

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 Sun127.81°
Phase angle52.08°
Illuminated fraction80.73%
Altitude / azimuth-23.3° / 51.1°
Right ascension / declination1h 48m / 11.16°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude29.04° / 0.03°
Libration in longitude / latitude3.46° / 0.89°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude55.28° / 1.23°
Position angle of the axis337.8°
Position angle of the bright limb248.7°
Apparent magnitude-11.4

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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