The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, December 14, 2017
Waning Crescent
11.4% 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
4:09 AM
3:15 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.4%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1174
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Dec 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 218.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 52m / -11.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.82° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.95° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.69° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.