The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 11, 1958
Waxing Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:21 AM
6:33 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 445
Events on this date
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Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.5° / 157.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 11m / -18.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.56° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.97° / -5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.30° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.