The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 10, 2060
Waning Gibbous
87.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 PM
10:58 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1706
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Dec 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 221.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.2° / 313.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 19m / 24.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.26° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.40° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -34.98° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.