The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 11, 2104
Waning Crescent
28.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 AM
1:25 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.6%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2250
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 | 295.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.3° / 242.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 49m / -10.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.32° / -4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.73° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.49° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.5° |
| 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.