The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 10, 1953
Waxing Crescent
19.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:00 AM
9:33 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.1%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 383
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 | 51.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.2° / 121.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 49m / -16.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.14° / 1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.98° / -0.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.71° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.