The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 10, 2099
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 AM
3:42 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2188
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 | 343.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 192.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 57m / -25.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.29° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.18° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.10° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.