The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 12, 2107
Waning Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 AM
4:05 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2287
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 | 338.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.7° / 197.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 48m / -16.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.44° / 3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.67° / -3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.63° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.