The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 12, 2155
Waning Gibbous
87.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 PM
10:51 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.1%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2881
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 222.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.5° / 312.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 23m / 23.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.49° / 3.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.10° / -3.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -41.82° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.