The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 12, 2167
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:29 AM
6:13 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3030
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 | 12.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.1° / 159.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 12m / -21.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.84° / 1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.34° / -1.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.99° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.