The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 11, 2132
Waxing Crescent
13.9% 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
10:59 AM
8:31 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.9%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2597
Events on this date
-
Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
-
Venus and Mars close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.4° / 131.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 27m / -23.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.47° / -4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.61° / 6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.46° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.