The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 12, 2116
First Quarter
54.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:09 PM
12:13 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.6%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2399
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.3° / 84.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 49m / -3.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.97° / -2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.23° / 3.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.99° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.