The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 11, 2103
Waxing Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:22 PM
5:35 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2238
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 | 154.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.3° / 21.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 22m / 21.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.73° / 3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.05° / -3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.12° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.