The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 10, 2196
Waning Gibbous
72.2% 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
10:44 PM
11:20 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.2%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3388
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 | 243.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.4° / 289.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 37m / 10.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.15° / -3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.08° / 5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -66.12° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.1° |
| 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.