The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 10, 2149
Waxing Gibbous
76.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:30 PM
2:20 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.3%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2807
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 7.0° of each other in the sky.
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 121.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.1° / 59.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 24m / 3.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.55° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.59° / 7.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 52.23° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.