The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 10, 2156
Waning Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:40 AM
3:10 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2893
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 | 334.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 202.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 19m / -23.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.60° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.97° / 7.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.32° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.