The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 12, 2076
Waning Gibbous
94.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 PM
9:47 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.9%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1904
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 | 205.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.7° / 326.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 18m / 24.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.55° / 2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.51° / -2.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.06° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.