The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 10, 2086
Waxing Crescent
20.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:47 AM
9:48 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.3%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2028
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 | 53.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.8° / 118.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 54m / -12.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.34° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.83° / -5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.41° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.