The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 10, 2020
Waning Crescent
21.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 AM
2:33 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.2%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1211
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 | 305.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.1° / 235.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 37m / -5.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.53° / 4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.02° / -4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.11° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.