The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 11, 2154
First Quarter
48.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:51 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.3%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2869
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.9° / 90.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 17m / -6.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.49° / -1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.28° / 3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.73° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.