The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 12, 2189
Waxing Crescent
30.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 PM
10:39 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.2%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3302
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 | 66.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.3° / 110.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 07m / -17.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.59° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.11° / 7.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.02° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.