The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 11, 2181
Waxing Crescent
34.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:40 AM
11:23 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.3%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3203
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 | 71.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.0° / 102.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 08m / -6.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.60° / 4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.78° / -4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.56° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.