The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 11, 1951
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:34 PM
6:17 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 358
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 161.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.9° / 14.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 47m / 25.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.05° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.27° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.04° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.