The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 11, 2003
Waning Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 PM
10:18 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1001
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 | 211.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.8° / 322.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 32m / 26.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.49° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / -5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.78° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.