The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 11, 2121
Waxing Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 AM
6:45 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2461
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 2.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.3° / 152.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 43m / -23.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.90° / -0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.38° / 1.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.95° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.