The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 12, 2129
Waxing Crescent
1.9% 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
8:37 AM
6:33 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2560
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 | 15.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.1° / 156.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 26m / -20.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.07° / 2.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.84° / -2.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.43° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.