The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 12, 2196
Last Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:18 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3388
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.9° / 265.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 20m / -1.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.37° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.14° / 7.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.43° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.