The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 12, 2148
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 AM
6:39 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2795
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 153.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 37m / -21.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.60° / 2.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.52° / -1.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.62° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.