The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 12, 2121
Waxing Crescent
8.0% 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
9:57 AM
7:53 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.0%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2461
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 | 32.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.1° / 139.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 40m / -20.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.31° / 0.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.12° / -0.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.77° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.