The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 10, 2047
Last Quarter
46.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 AM
12:34 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.3%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 377,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1545
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Dec 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.7° / 261.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 26m / -1.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.01° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.25° / 7.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.08° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.