The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 10, 2121
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 AM
5:40 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 385,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2461
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 | 8.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 165.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 45m / -25.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.70° / -1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.45° / 3.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.15° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.