The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 12, 2164
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:41 AM
4:14 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2992
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.8° / 196.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 58m / -15.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.78° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.58° / -5.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.05° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.