The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 10, 2081
Waxing Gibbous
72.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:36 PM
2:10 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.2%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1966
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 | 116.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.4° / 62.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 53m / 8.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.61° / 2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.58° / -3.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.73° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.