The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 10, 2170
Waxing Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:38 AM
7:54 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3067
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.6° / 137.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 54m / -25.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.58° / -4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.47° / 6.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.19° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.