The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 10, 2180
Waning Crescent
44.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 AM
12:42 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.6%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3190
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 | 276.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.2° / 260.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 38m / -2.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.65° / -4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.48° / 6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.37° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.