The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 11, 2110
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:27 AM
5:38 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2325
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Dec 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.8° / 170.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 21m / -18.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.84° / 4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.78° / -4.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.42° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 211.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.