The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 12, 2053
Waxing Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 AM
7:37 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1620
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 | 28.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 142.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 21m / -18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.31° / 3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.90° / -4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.28° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.