The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 11, 2102
Waxing Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 AM
6:40 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2226
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.8° / 153.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 39m / -24.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.91° / -1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.13° / 2.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.77° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.