The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 12, 2185
Waning Gibbous
62.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:34 PM
12:20 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.6%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3252
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 | 255.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.2° / 281.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 38m / 11.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.69° / 2.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.93° / -2.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.00° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.