The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 11, 2118
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 AM
3:40 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2423
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 | 342.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 192.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 56m / -25.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.21° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.09° / 7.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.91° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.