The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 11, 1931
Waxing Crescent
6.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:14 AM
7:14 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.7%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 380,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 111
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.0° / 144.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 22m / -26.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.23° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.44° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.43° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.