The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 10, 2070
First Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:33 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1830
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 | 88.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.5° / 88.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 09m / -2.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.24° / 2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.96° / -2.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.13° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.1° |
| 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.