The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 11, 1991
Waxing Crescent
25.4% 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
11:15 AM
10:19 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.4%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 853
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 | 60.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.2° / 112.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 23m / -11.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.43° / 3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.14° / -3.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.09° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.