The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 10, 2155
Waning Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 PM
9:33 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2881
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 200.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.6° / 333.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 38m / 27.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.50° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.33° / -5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.54° / -1.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.