The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 12, 2077
Waning Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 AM
3:19 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1916
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 | 328.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.3° / 208.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 12m / -17.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.18° / 0.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.01° / -0.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.71° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.