The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 11, 2176
Waxing Gibbous
73.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:28 PM
2:18 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.3%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3141
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 | 117.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.6° / 59.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 59m / 11.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.08° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.90° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 54.89° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.