The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 12, 2056
Waxing Crescent
38.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 PM
11:32 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.3%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 385,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1657
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 | 76.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.1° / 101.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 44m / -12.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.71° / -4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.95° / 6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.15° / 0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.