The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 11, 1983
Waxing Crescent
42.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:51 PM
11:50 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.2%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 754
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 | 80.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.7° / 98.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 54m / -12.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.94° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.14° / 7.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.44° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.