The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 10, 2140
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 AM
6:09 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2696
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 159.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 11m / -23.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.48° / -0.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.89° / 1.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.32° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.