The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 11, 2144
Waning Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 PM
8:28 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2745
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 | 195.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.2° / 335.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 22m / 18.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.14° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.47° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.