The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 10, 2068
Waning Gibbous
96.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:11 PM
9:00 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.3%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1805
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.2° / 328.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 48m / 19.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.48° / -3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.17° / 5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.40° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.