The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 10, 2057
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:59 PM
7:17 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1669
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 6:09 PM, is deepest at 7:51 PM and ends at 9:34 PM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Dec 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.5° / 357.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 58m / 21.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.59° / -0.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.39° / 1.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.98° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.