The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 12, 2087
Waning Gibbous
89.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 PM
9:56 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.0%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2040
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 | 218.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.0° / 311.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 02m / 15.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.40° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.68° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.32° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.