The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 12, 2162
Waxing Crescent
42.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.4%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2968
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 | 81.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.0° / 93.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 47m / -3.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.79° / 4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.97° / -4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.19° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.