The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, December 11, 2085

Waning Crescent

27.4% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
39°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
27.4%
Age
24.4 days
Distance
398,500 km
Apparent size
30.0′
Constellation
Virgo
Lunation number
2015

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 Sun297.14°
Phase angle116.90°
Illuminated fraction27.38%
Altitude / azimuth14.4° / 240.4°
Right ascension / declination12h 57m / -11.30°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude197.51° / -4.80°
Libration in longitude / latitude-4.07° / 7.07°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-120.84° / -0.07°
Position angle of the axis23.5°
Position angle of the bright limb110.0°
Apparent magnitude-8.9

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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