The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 12, 2163
Waning Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 PM
8:56 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2980
Events on this date
-
Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Dec 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.2° / 328.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 52m / 17.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.50° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.50° / 7.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.24° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.