The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 10, 1987
Waning Gibbous
75.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 PM
11:46 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.2%
- Age
- 19.4 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 803
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.
Exact values
For Dec 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 239.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.4° / 296.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 26m / 18.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.95° / 3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.45° / -3.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.81° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.