The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 10, 1916
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 PM
8:48 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -75
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 193.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.5° / 339.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 07m / 25.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.52° / 1.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.60° / -1.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.32° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.