The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 11, 2151
Waxing Crescent
12.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:53 AM
8:16 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.5%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2832
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 | 41.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.1° / 133.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 15m / -24.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.48° / -4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.39° / 6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.82° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.