The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 12, 2039
Waning Crescent
12.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 AM
3:00 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1446
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 220.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 30m / -11.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.98° / 2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.84° / -2.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.08° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.