The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 11, 2109
Waning Gibbous
84.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 PM
10:37 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.1%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2312
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 | 227.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 47.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.9° / 305.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 33m / 16.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.62° / -2.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.16° / 4.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -52.83° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.