The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 11, 1973
Waning Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:10 PM
9:16 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 630
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 | 203.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.3° / 328.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 55m / 21.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.69° / -1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.00° / 2.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.72° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.