The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 11, 2156
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 AM
3:52 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2893
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.8° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.3° / 188.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 16m / -26.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.70° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.92° / 7.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.51° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.