The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 11, 2160
Waxing Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 PM
5:42 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 380,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2943
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 | 156.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.1° / 19.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 37m / 20.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.88° / 1.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.45° / -1.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.70° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.