The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 10, 1966
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:05 AM
3:54 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 543
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 5.3° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 194.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 50m / -21.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.87° / -1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.75° / 2.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.85° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.