The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 11, 2027
Waxing Gibbous
94.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 PM
5:37 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.9%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1298
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 154.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.8° / 22.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 20m / 23.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.70° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.57° / -5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.99° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.