The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 11, 2174
Waning Gibbous
88.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 PM
10:40 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.8%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3116
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 | 219.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.9° / 314.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 07m / 23.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.91° / 3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.29° / -3.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.46° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.