The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 12, 2177
Last Quarter
47.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 AM
12:26 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.9%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3153
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.3° / 263.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / -2.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.57° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.26° / 7.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.62° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.