The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 12, 2184
Waxing Gibbous
69.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:59 PM
1:42 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.8%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3240
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 | 113.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.9° / 67.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 00m / 2.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.62° / -3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.99° / 5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.35° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.