The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, December 11, 2054

Waxing Gibbous

88.1% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
61°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
88.1%
Age
12.4 days
Distance
389,800 km
Apparent size
30.6′
Constellation
Cetus
Lunation number
1632

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 Sun139.87°
Phase angle40.29°
Illuminated fraction88.14%
Altitude / azimuth-31.5° / 39.6°
Right ascension / declination2h 36m / 10.00°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude39.74° / -4.97°
Libration in longitude / latitude-5.13° / 7.26°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude34.79° / 1.40°
Position angle of the axis341.6°
Position angle of the bright limb245.2°
Apparent magnitude-11.7

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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