The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 10, 2143
Waxing Crescent
18.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:38 AM
9:32 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.4%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 393,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2733
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 | 50.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.2° / 120.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 39m / -13.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.78° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.41° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.34° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.