The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 11, 2108
Waxing Gibbous
63.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:26 PM
1:08 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.2%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2300
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 | 105.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.2° / 74.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 19m / 1.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.92° / -0.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.17° / 1.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.54° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.