The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 11, 1972
Waxing Crescent
29.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 AM
10:46 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.1%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 618
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 | 65.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.9° / 108.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 44m / -10.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.93° / 3.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.61° / -3.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.72° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.