The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 12, 2170
Waxing Crescent
25.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 AM
10:06 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.9%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3067
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.2° / 115.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 43m / -19.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.62° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.27° / 7.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.82° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.