The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 11, 2026
Waxing Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 AM
7:18 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1286
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Dec 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.2° / 144.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 23m / -24.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.65° / -2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.92° / 4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.61° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.