The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 12, 2198
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:40 PM
6:50 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3413
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 170.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.3° / 3.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 41m / 20.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.65° / -1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.74° / 2.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.12° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.