The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Waning Crescent
21.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:00 AM
2:10 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.1%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1137
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 305.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.3° / 233.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 58m / -10.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.13° / 1.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.07° / -0.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.12° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.