The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 12, 2159
Waxing Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 AM
7:50 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2931
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For Dec 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 139.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 35m / -19.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.29° / 1.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.42° / -1.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.32° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.