The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 11, 2053
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 AM
6:46 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1620
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 | 17.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.1° / 153.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 31m / -18.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.37° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.07° / -5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.47° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.