The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 10, 2124
Waxing Crescent
19.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:44 AM
9:42 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.9%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2498
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
Exact values
For Dec 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 52.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.3° / 118.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 50m / -12.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.57° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.79° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.98° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.