The Moon on this date

Moon on Thursday, December 11, 2036

Waning Crescent

35.5% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
51°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
35.5%
Age
23.7 days
Distance
374,600 km
Apparent size
31.9′
Constellation
Virgo
Lunation number
1409

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 Sun287.06°
Phase angle106.87°
Illuminated fraction35.49%
Altitude / azimuth19.1° / 253.9°
Right ascension / declination12h 34m / 1.11°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude187.30° / 4.36°
Libration in longitude / latitude3.51° / -4.80°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-102.96° / 1.15°
Position angle of the axis24.1°
Position angle of the bright limb114.3°
Apparent magnitude-9.5

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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