The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, December 11, 2095

Full Moon Cold Moon

99.7% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
74°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
99.7%
Age
14.7 days
Distance
367,400 km
Apparent size
32.5′
Constellation
Taurus
Lunation number
2139

Events on this date

  1. Partial lunar eclipse

    Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 12:16 AM, is deepest at 1:11 AM and ends at 2:06 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.

  2. Full Moon Cold Moon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

Exact values

For Dec 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun185.96°
Phase angle6.12°
Illuminated fraction99.71%
Altitude / azimuth-24.6° / 347.3°
Right ascension / declination5h 42m / 24.82°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude85.88° / 1.46°
Libration in longitude / latitude4.13° / -1.04°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-1.61° / -0.31°
Position angle of the axis359.6°
Position angle of the bright limb82.4°
Apparent magnitude-12.7

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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