The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 11, 2141
Waxing Gibbous
94.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:24 PM
5:26 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.8%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2708
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Dec 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 153.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.2° / 22.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 22m / 20.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.49° / 2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.59° / -2.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.50° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.