The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 12, 2099
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 AM
5:33 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2189
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 | 9.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.0° / 164.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 03m / -28.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.63° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.45° / 7.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.52° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.