The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 11, 2131
Last Quarter
48.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:17 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2584
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.8° / 268.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 37m / 8.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.62° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.37° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.49° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.