The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 10, 2169
Waning Gibbous
57.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.0%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3054
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 262.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.1° / 277.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 58m / 12.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.07° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.56° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.94° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.