The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 11, 2148
Waxing Crescent
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 AM
5:49 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2795
Events on this date
-
Mars and Saturn close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 166.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 43m / -20.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.89° / 3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.11° / -3.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.81° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.