The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 12, 2096
Waning Crescent
4.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 AM
3:38 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.0%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2151
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 | 337.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 199.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 45m / -20.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.73° / -0.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.37° / 1.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.52° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.