The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 12, 2143
Waxing Crescent
35.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:41 AM
11:28 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.6%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2733
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.9° / 100.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 14m / -5.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.36° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.71° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.98° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.