The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 10, 2141
Waxing Gibbous
88.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 PM
4:14 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.4%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2708
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 | 140.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 37.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 22m / 17.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.96° / 3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.82° / -3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.64° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.