The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 10, 1956
First Quarter
52.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 PM
12:08 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.2%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 420
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.2° / 83.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 19m / 0.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.02° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.39° / -5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.61° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.