The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, December 16, 2017
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 AM
4:24 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1174
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.5° / 192.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 28m / -16.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.93° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.92° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.06° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.