The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 12, 2091
Waxing Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:32 AM
7:41 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2090
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.5° / 141.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 25m / -19.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.03° / 2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.43° / -2.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.85° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.