The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 10, 2106
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 PM
7:06 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2275
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.9° / 357.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 55m / 19.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.75° / -3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.42° / 4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.26° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 216.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.