The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 12, 2080
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 AM
6:04 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1954
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 | 16.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.4° / 157.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 35m / -28.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.69° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.55° / 7.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.13° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.