The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 11, 1996
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:21 AM
6:34 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 915
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 | 13.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 157.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 15m / -18.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.51° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.45° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.69° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.