The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 11, 1974
Waning Crescent
4.1% 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
5:42 AM
3:37 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 385,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 642
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.2° / 199.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 33m / -20.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.89° / -1.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.24° / 2.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.35° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.