The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 12, 2137
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 AM
4:36 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2658
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.3° / 177.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 05m / -27.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.74° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.75° / 7.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.90° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 31.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.