The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 10, 2177
Waning Gibbous
70.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:58 PM
11:29 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.0%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3153
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 | 246.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.7° / 287.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 46m / 9.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.48° / -3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.44° / 5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.31° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.