The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 12, 2122
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:19 PM
6:41 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 359,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2473
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,500 km.
Exact values
For Dec 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 168.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.8° / 6.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 26m / 23.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.43° / 1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.22° / -1.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.18° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.