The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 12, 2186
Waxing Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 AM
6:46 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3265
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 | 20.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 151.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 48m / -22.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.09° / 0.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.73° / -0.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.18° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.