The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 12, 2120
Last Quarter
54.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:15 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.8%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2448
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.3° / 270.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 01m / 2.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.49° / -3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.42° / 5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.36° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.0° |
| 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.