The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 11, 2173
First Quarter
48.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3104
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 | 87.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.0° / 90.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 16m / -5.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.62° / -1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.20° / 2.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.92° / -1.49° |
| 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.