The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 12, 2160
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 PM
6:45 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2943
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 | 169.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.1° / 5.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 35m / 22.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.49° / 0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / 0.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.57° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.