The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 12, 2178
Waxing Crescent
12.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:12 AM
8:38 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.0%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3166
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 | 40.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.4° / 130.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 10m / -16.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.10° / 3.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.21° / -3.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.50° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.