The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 10, 2158
Waning Gibbous
70.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:53 PM
11:32 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.2%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2918
Events on this date
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 246.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.2° / 287.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 44m / 10.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.86° / -3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.03° / 4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.51° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.