The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 11, 2114
Waxing Gibbous
99.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:37 PM
6:56 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 356,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2374
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 172.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.5° / 2.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 39m / 22.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.38° / 0.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.26° / -0.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.72° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.