The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 11, 1988
Waxing Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:14 AM
7:30 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 816
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 | 31.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.5° / 142.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 34m / -25.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.08° / -3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.25° / 5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.04° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.