The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 11, 2116
Waxing Crescent
45.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:48 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.2%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2399
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Dec 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.4° / 94.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 07m / -9.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.15° / -3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.16° / 5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.15° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.