The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 12, 2105
Waxing Crescent
31.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 AM
11:02 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.1%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2263
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.8° / 105.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 53m / -7.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.02° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.45° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.43° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.