The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 11, 2170
Waxing Crescent
17.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:22 AM
9:01 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.4%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3067
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 | 49.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.2° / 126.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 50m / -22.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.79° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.56° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.00° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.