The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 10, 2122
Waxing Gibbous
88.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:36 PM
4:13 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.3%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2473
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 | 140.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.2° / 37.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 19m / 18.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.44° / 3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.15° / -4.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.44° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.