The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 11, 2145
Waning Crescent
9.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:23 AM
3:20 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.6%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2757
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 3.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.4° / 214.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 50m / -12.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.94° / 3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / -3.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.05° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.