The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 12, 2046
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:22 PM
7:11 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1533
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 | 171.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.5° / 2.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 42m / 25.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.56° / 3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.20° / -3.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.07° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.