The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 11, 2031
Waning Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 AM
3:03 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1347
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Dec 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 213.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 45m / -16.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.77° / -0.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.41° / 1.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.56° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.