The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 12, 2124
Waxing Crescent
36.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:43 AM
11:36 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.7%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2498
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 | 74.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.6° / 99.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 21m / -4.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.32° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.33° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.63° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.