The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 11, 1924
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 PM
7:44 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 24
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.1° / 347.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 34m / 19.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.90° / -3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.50° / 5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.90° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 134.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.