The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 10, 1971
Waning Crescent
40.3% 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
12:54 AM
12:56 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.3%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 605
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 | 281.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.8° / 256.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 51m / -3.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.35° / -4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.70° / 6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.03° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.6° |
| 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.