The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 11, 2016
Waxing Gibbous
92.1% 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
3:39 PM
4:35 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1162
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 | 147.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.5° / 30.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 06m / 12.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.58° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.14° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.24° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.4° |
| 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.