The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 12, 2038
Waning Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 PM
8:29 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1434
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 | 190.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.7° / 341.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 07m / 23.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.60° / 0.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.90° / 0.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.52° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.