The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 12, 2115
Waning Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:14 AM
2:54 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2386
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 | 320.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 217.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 35m / -14.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.96° / 0.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.68° / 0.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.96° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.