The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 10, 2110
Waning Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 AM
4:45 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2324
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.4° / 187.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 19m / -16.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.64° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.93° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.38° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.