The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 10, 2010
Waxing Crescent
24.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 AM
10:10 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1088
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 | 58.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.2° / 114.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 14m / -12.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.13° / 3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.55° / -4.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.46° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.