The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 10, 2116
Waxing Crescent
36.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 PM
11:13 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.0%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2399
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.1° / 104.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 23m / -14.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.31° / -4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.51° / 6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.31° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.