The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 12, 2193
Waning Gibbous
77.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:59 PM
11:24 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.2%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3351
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 | 237.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.2° / 297.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 24m / 16.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.26° / 1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.15° / -0.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.39° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.