The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 11, 2117
Waning Gibbous
93.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:14 PM
10:11 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.5%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 387,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2411
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 | 209.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.4° / 324.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 25m / 26.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.84° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.36° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -34.25° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.