The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 10, 2166
Waning Gibbous
84.1% 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
9:05 PM
10:45 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.1%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3017
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 | 227.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.2° / 306.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 32m / 18.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.76° / -0.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.69° / 1.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.91° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.