The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 10, 1935
Waning Gibbous
99.6% 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
5:38 PM
8:18 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 160
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 187.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.2° / 346.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 38m / 24.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.00° / 1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.09° / -1.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.98° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.