The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 11, 2178
Waxing Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:36 AM
7:36 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3166
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 | 28.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.0° / 142.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 19m / -19.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.61° / 2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.88° / -2.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.69° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.