The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 12, 2086
Waxing Crescent
40.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.2%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2028
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 | 78.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.0° / 95.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 37m / -3.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.63° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.80° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.07° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.