The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 11, 2058
Waning Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 AM
2:37 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 387,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1681
Events on this date
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Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 2.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 309.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 230.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 55m / -8.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 209.71° / 3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.17° / -3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.70° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.