The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 12, 2035
Waxing Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:40 PM
4:37 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1397
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.7° / 30.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 09m / 12.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.26° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.64° / 7.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.44° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.