The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 12, 2181
First Quarter
45.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:15 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.2%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3203
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.1° / 91.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 01m / -2.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.47° / 3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.45° / -3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.39° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.