The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 10, 1952
Waning Crescent
39.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:00 AM
1:00 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.2%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 370
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 | 282.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.5° / 255.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 58m / -3.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 181.22° / -3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.41° / 5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.39° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.