The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 10, 2105
Waxing Crescent
14.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:21 AM
9:02 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.7%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2263
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 | 44.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.5° / 126.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 18m / -14.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.33° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.89° / -5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.79° / 0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.