The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 10, 2163
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 PM
7:22 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2980
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
-
Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Dec 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.6° / 352.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 13m / 18.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.74° / -4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.16° / 6.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.02° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 173.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.