The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 10, 2142
Waning Crescent
41.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 AM
12:50 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.2%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2720
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 280.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.6° / 256.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 48m / -3.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.84° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.12° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.77° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.