The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 10, 2045
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 AM
7:04 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1521
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.4° / 147.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 07m / -25.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.11° / -2.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.53° / 4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.99° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.