The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 12, 2183
Waning Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 AM
3:52 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3227
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 332.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.7° / 204.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 29m / -14.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.53° / 4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.90° / -5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.66° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.