The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 11, 2133
Waxing Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:35 PM
7:03 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2609
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 | 172.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.7° / 2.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 42m / 23.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.27° / 1.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.59° / -1.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.91° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.