The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 12, 2151
Waxing Crescent
19.5% 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
11:30 AM
9:17 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.5%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2832
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 52.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.1° / 123.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 06m / -21.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.48° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.26° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.64° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.