The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 12, 2136
Waning Gibbous
85.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 PM
11:02 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.2%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2646
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 | 225.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.1° / 309.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 38m / 22.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.17° / 3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.42° / -4.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.17° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.