The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 12, 2084
Waning Gibbous
99.7% 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
5:36 PM
8:16 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2003
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 | 186.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.6° / 346.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 51m / 24.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.95° / 1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.67° / -0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.47° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.