The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 12, 2058
Waning Crescent
10.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:16 AM
3:05 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.7%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 382,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1681
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 | 321.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.5° / 216.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 44m / -13.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.81° / 2.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.19° / -1.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.89° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.