The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 10, 2026
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:21 AM
6:18 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1286
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 | 18.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.0° / 155.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 31m / -26.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.84° / -3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.39° / 5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.79° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.