The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 17, 2031
Waxing Crescent
15.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 AM
9:23 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1348
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.
Exact values
For Dec 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.3° / 123.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 52m / -12.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.93° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.19° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.30° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.