The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 12, 2034
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 AM
7:02 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1385
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 | 20.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.2° / 150.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 47m / -18.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.17° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.10° / -5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.09° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.