The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 12, 2069
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:35 AM
4:40 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1817
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 | 348.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.1° / 185.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 35m / -18.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.96° / 3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.70° / -3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.38° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.