The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 11, 2137
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:27 AM
3:40 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2658
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.5° / 192.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 59m / -25.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.90° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.58° / 7.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.71° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.