The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 12, 2172
Waning Crescent
11.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:14 AM
2:41 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.6%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3091
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 | 320.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.3° / 217.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 34m / -16.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.49° / -1.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.47° / 3.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.38° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.