The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 12, 2045
Waxing Crescent
16.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:56 AM
9:10 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.9%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1521
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 | 48.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.6° / 124.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 48m / -18.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.51° / -0.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.60° / 1.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.62° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.