The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 10, 1975
First Quarter
51.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:30 PM
12:01 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.1%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 655
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 | 91.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.9° / 85.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 13m / -0.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.08° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.65° / -5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.96° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.