The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 10, 2053
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 AM
5:58 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1620
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 | 6.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.5° / 165.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 40m / -18.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.30° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.09° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.66° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.