The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 10, 2133
Waxing Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:53 PM
5:48 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2609
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 | 159.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.8° / 16.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 43m / 19.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.08° / 0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.47° / 0.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.04° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.