The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 10, 2161
Waning Crescent
43.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:30 AM
12:43 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.7%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2955
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 | 277.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.4° / 259.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 39m / -2.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.25° / -4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.69° / 6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.58° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.