The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 12, 2130
Waxing Gibbous
93.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 PM
4:51 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.4%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2572
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 150.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.6° / 27.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 19m / 13.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.84° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.42° / 6.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.77° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.