The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 11, 2000
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:42 PM
7:49 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 964
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.1° / 348.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 37m / 21.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.54° / -1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.49° / 3.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.93° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.