The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 12, 2165
Waxing Gibbous
71.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 PM
1:55 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.8%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3005
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 | 115.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.6° / 64.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 07m / 3.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.72° / -3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.30° / 5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.16° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.