The Moon on this date

Moon on Wednesday, December 11, 2030

Waning Gibbous

97.2% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
71°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
97.2%
Age
16.4 days
Distance
405,800 km
Apparent size
29.4′
Constellation
Gemini
Lunation number
1335

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 Sun199.03°
Phase angle19.17°
Illuminated fraction97.23%
Altitude / azimuth-25.0° / 332.2°
Right ascension / declination6h 37m / 20.40°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude98.73° / -2.76°
Libration in longitude / latitude-2.32° / 4.35°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-20.96° / 0.36°
Position angle of the axis2.2°
Position angle of the bright limb103.8°
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.

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