The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 12, 2146
Waxing Gibbous
72.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:05 PM
2:04 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.8%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2770
Events on this date
-
Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 117.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.7° / 63.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 09m / 4.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.61° / -2.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.37° / 4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.96° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.