The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, December 10, 2197
Waxing Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 AM
7:00 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3401
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.5° / 150.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 44m / -20.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.36° / 2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.58° / -1.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.06° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.