The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 11, 2023
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 AM
3:51 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1248
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 | 343.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.3° / 191.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 02m / -24.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.25° / -3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.48° / 5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.25° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.