The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 11, 2086
Waxing Crescent
29.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:20 AM
10:55 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.7%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2028
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 | 65.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.5° / 106.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 45m / -7.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.88° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.42° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.24° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.