The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 11, 1982
Waning Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 AM
3:09 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 741
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 | 318.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.7° / 220.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 29m / -10.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.11° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.91° / -4.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.67° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.