The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 12, 2157
Waxing Gibbous
83.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:03 PM
3:33 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.2%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2906
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 | 131.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.6° / 45.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 55m / 17.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.67° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.34° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 46.56° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.