The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 11, 1955
Waning Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 AM
3:16 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 407
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 | 331.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 205.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 11m / -20.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.75° / -2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.28° / 3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.53° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.