The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 11, 2107
Waning Crescent
8.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:36 AM
3:21 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.6%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2287
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 | 325.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.9° / 212.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 53m / -14.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.96° / 2.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.29° / -2.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.44° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.