The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 10, 2127
First Quarter
50.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:50 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.6%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2535
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.6° / 87.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 18m / -4.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.63° / 0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.13° / 0.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.06° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.