The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 11, 2056
Waxing Crescent
28.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:58 AM
10:28 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.3%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1657
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 | 64.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.0° / 112.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 52m / -16.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.48° / -3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.90° / 5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.32° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.