The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 11, 2198
Waxing Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 PM
5:56 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3413
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 | 159.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.8° / 16.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 51m / 19.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.84° / -0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.22° / 0.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.26° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.