The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 10, 2178
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 AM
6:34 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3166
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Dec 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 155.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 25m / -22.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.85° / 1.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.26° / -0.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.88° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.