The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, December 10, 2171
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:49 PM
6:03 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3079
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Dec 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 160.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.3° / 15.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 47m / 21.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.24° / 1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.42° / -1.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.59° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.