The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 11, 1997
Waxing Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 PM
4:43 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 927
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 | 148.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.5° / 29.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 09m / 12.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.43° / -4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.87° / 6.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.03° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.