The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 10, 2129
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:27 AM
4:49 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2559
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.0° / 185.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 28m / -17.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.90° / 4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.84° / -5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.18° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.