The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 11, 2152
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:43 PM
7:27 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2844
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Dec 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.3° / 358.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 59m / 25.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.18° / 2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / -2.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.90° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.