The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 12, 2041
Waning Gibbous
75.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 PM
11:49 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.9%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1471
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 | 238.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.0° / 297.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 36m / 19.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.86° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.84° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.47° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.