The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 10, 1931
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 AM
6:05 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 111
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.0° / 157.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 20m / -28.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.49° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.78° / 7.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.62° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.