The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 12, 2176
Waxing Gibbous
82.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:00 PM
3:30 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.7%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3141
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 | 130.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.2° / 46.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 53m / 17.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.28° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.93° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.75° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.