The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 12, 2114
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 PM
8:14 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 356,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2374
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 12:22 AM, is deepest at 1:05 AM and ends at 1:48 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,600 km.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 186.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.8° / 347.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 45m / 25.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.65° / 2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.68° / -1.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.41° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.