The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 11, 2126
Waning Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 AM
3:21 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2522
Events on this date
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Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,900 km.
Exact values
For Dec 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.1° / 213.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 52m / -13.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.50° / 2.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.39° / -2.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.25° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.