The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 12, 2100
Waxing Gibbous
86.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 PM
4:02 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.1%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2201
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 | 136.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.1° / 41.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 12m / 18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.01° / 4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.32° / -5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.81° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.