The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 10, 2051
First Quarter
46.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1595
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.0° / 90.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 59m / -3.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.82° / 3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / -3.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.93° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.