The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 12, 2110
Waxing Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:36 AM
6:38 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2325
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,400 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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Mars and Saturn close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.4° / 155.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 26m / -19.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.10° / 3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.41° / -3.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.23° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.