The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 12, 2125
Waning Gibbous
95.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 PM
9:03 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.5%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2510
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus gathered
All within 1.3° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 204.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.5° / 326.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 02m / 17.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.72° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.15° / 7.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.81° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.