The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 11, 2183
Waning Crescent
11.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:11 AM
3:15 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.0%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3227
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.4° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.8° / 217.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 40m / -11.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.19° / 4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.15° / -4.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.47° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.