The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Waning Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:37 AM
3:44 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1112
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 199.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 37m / -19.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.63° / 0.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.46° / 0.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.95° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.