The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, December 10, 2187
Waxing Gibbous
75.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:25 PM
2:17 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.2%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3277
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 | 120.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.4° / 61.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 17m / 2.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.87° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.45° / 7.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.77° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.