The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 11, 2065
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 PM
6:50 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1768
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Dec 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 167.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.1° / 7.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 23m / 24.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.09° / 3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.34° / -3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.43° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.