The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 10, 2146
First Quarter
52.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:58 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.1%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2770
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Dec 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.1° / 86.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 27m / -4.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.79° / -0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.06° / 1.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.27° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.