The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 10, 2151
Waxing Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:08 AM
7:18 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2832
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 | 30.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.1° / 143.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 21m / -25.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.33° / -3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.36° / 5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.01° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.