The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 12, 2182
Waning Gibbous
93.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 PM
9:27 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.1%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3215
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 | 210.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.2° / 319.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 28m / 16.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.09° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.89° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.03° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.