The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 11, 2189
Waxing Crescent
20.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:37 AM
9:28 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.5%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3302
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 53.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.1° / 122.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 11m / -21.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.68° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.33° / 7.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.20° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.