The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 11, 2048
Waxing Crescent
43.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.6%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1558
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 Sun | 82.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.8° / 92.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 49m / -1.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.83° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.77° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.69° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.