The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 10, 2023
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 AM
3:15 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 385,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1248
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 | 331.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.2° / 205.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 08m / -19.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.97° / -2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.66° / 3.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.06° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.