The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 10, 1930
Waning Gibbous
73.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:16 PM
11:58 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.6%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 98
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 241.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.4° / 295.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 35m / 19.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.83° / 4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.22° / -4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.59° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.